NO, YOU DO NOT!

One of the worst beatings I ever got was telling my female parental unit that the Bible also says to NOT provoke your children to anger! (Colossians 3:21).

She was the queen of quoting the bible and using the "word of God" as an excuse to justify her abuses of me, so I thought I'd drop a little knowledge on her and evidently it hit a raw nerve!

Once I got away from these evil people, found my own mind and came to realize how vile and inhumane their treatment of me had been, I left them to their own misery, and never looked back ...

I hope you can do the same, and not feel overly guilty about having to let them go for your own physical, emotional and spiritual well-being!

I still wrestle with whether or not I believe in God, but I do think that if there is one, he/she/it/we/they won't judge us too harshly for deciding to love and care enough about ourselves to not allow another human being - no matter their relation - to continue to maltreat us!

Sincerely,
Pflower!