My girlfriend said she doesn't think my dad is a bad person for doing what he did to me, because he provides for me and my family like he should. "Love him as he loves you, as you should."
My own girlfriend, the person I trust more than anyone else jabbed a knife in my stomach with those words and twisted it with everything that followed. After supporting me for so long she comes out with this...

What happened to me not owing him anything? What happened to me not having to give love if I don't want to? What happened to helping me fight for my autonomy? Now I feel like not even she understands.

I suppose I got my hopes up for someone being able to understand at all, though.