I have never really had a relationship with my father, even though he lived with us on and off for most of my childhood. Just never had a connection with him. Along with the fact that he was abusive to us.. and I have no desire to really even call him my father. He had a daughter 8 years ago, so I have some contact with him now so I can have a relationship with my half sister.

My mom.. she was not abusive really.. She was really just absent and turned her eyes from the abuse from my father (he was abusive to her as well).. I spent a lot of my pre-teens and teens mad at my mother and didn't know why. I know why now, and I am working on it. So.. We have more contact that me and my father, but really.. it is so she can see her grandkids. We really don't hang out just to hang out or anything.