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Originally Posted by NaoSky
@ FluffyDinosaur
Thank you for opening up to me. Your story made me cry. I read a book once called, “A child called IT”. Your story sounds similar but not exact.... the mom in the sorry did horrible things to only 1 of her children. Do you have any siblings? If so, did she treat them the same?
It sounds like you are such a smart person. You realized it was toxic and got out of there, never allowing her to repeat the abuse. Good for you!!! For that I am very proud of you. Many people just repeat the cycle of abuse. So many people in my family have. I’m almost the only one in my family that never repeated the abuse with my daughter. She’s now 22 tomorrow, and the person I trust most!!! |
Thanks for your reply! I'm really glad to hear that you have been able to break the cycle of abuse with your daughter. That's something to be proud of.
I will have to look into that book. I haven't read it but the title does sound quite apt. I have a younger sister and brother, but they were treated differently from me. We each had our own "roles" that my mom assigned to us. I was the black sheep, my sister was supposed to be my mom's "caretaker" and my brother was like her pet that she cuddled and projected all her love onto.
In the last few years that I lived with my mom my brother and sister actually joined in with her hatred of me, but I don't blame them for that. They were young and just got caught up in my mom's madness. Besides, I think being forced into the role of "caretaker" or "pet" wasn't very healthy for them, either.