reb569,

I'm sorry you went through that. My dad also had/has a habit of going after my mom. When she left, it's like I took her place. The only other sibling that dealt with some was my older brother, even then he could just leave and it'd go right back to me. Believe it or not, I preferred it that way. If he really wanted to get to me, he'd go after one of my siblings or my mom. I couldn't have that. So you had to witness just as much as be on the other end of the stick.

By the way, 80% of why I create threads is to open up discussion on a specific topic. I don't believing 'hijacking' is possible because if you need to say it, then it matters and we're here to support you and discuss it. What I'm trying to say is, don't ever worry about 'hijacking' one of my threads because I want to hear you. I want to be here the same as you are for me. What you have to talk about, the reflection that you're making is important. Thank you for sharing your experience.