Thanks sugarbeeMe I think it was mostly a complete lack of empathy and “disappointment” - I’m a female. But the mother thinks females are “inferior” so that wasn’t a great start.

They didn’t gather me up and hold me in their minds...

A massive amount of cliches were used

The paternal unit told me “we love you at Christmas”...


All of the units thought it was ok, all the abuse, verbal and other,.. that I somehow “deserved” it.. because I was “selfish”..

I could write a book on it.

I do know that the step maternal unit definitely enjoyed being cruel

But I know that some parents are even “worse” . That’s my guilt I think, that I don’t have the right to speak

And although people mean well when they say to move on, it doesn’t help me, because ... I keep being reminded... everywhere I go or don’t go. Mother’s Day cards, stuff like that.. pushing of prams....