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Originally Posted by edward6
I was abused to the point of feeling terror when I was a child. I thought it was all my fault, and I deserved it, but as I matured, I realized how messed up those two were, and it was their fault, not mine. They were just two kooks who had kids together. They weren't gods. I finally realized that if I didn't let them go, as in forgive them, I would spend the rest of my life feeling abused by people who don't exist. My bonds had become self-imposed, and it was my response ability to break them. I still feel anger, from time to time, but I didn't ask for those nutballs, so I won't give them more than a moment's space in my mind.
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Sorry Edward6, that you went through that.
I too, was abused to the point of terror. I was actually sent away to live elsewhere when I was 16 because my mother was afraid my father might kill me when she was at work (he was that violent).
And I, too, learned to forgive. I know what you mean about the bonds being self-imposed. I've broken a lot of them, but still have some to go.