The excuses drive me crazy.
He said, "Dogs love me and kids love me. Old people, too. Not so much in between. Don't know why!"
Really? Are you sure? It has nothing to do with you treating your children the way you did when they were young? Those kids loved you — we still do as adults — but you taught us, through physical and emotional aggression, to be terrified of you.
Now that you have grandkids that you're not as responsible for as your own kids, you act like a perfect angel around them. It's almost as if you do it to prove a point.
And about the dog. Yes, this one adores you because you treat her well. What about the dogs you raised me with? I remember getting up in the morning and seeing you kick them for no apparent reason other than because you were angry again. But you always blamed them.
Just like you always blamed us.
And the worst part is I'm alone. None of my siblings will support me when I talk about any of this. Actually they will justify our father's behavior. And so will our mom.
We will all live and pass, never acknowledging the hurt and constant hypervigilance that all these children went through — myself, others, and the pets, too.
Really? Are you sure? It has nothing to do with you treating your children the way you did when they were young? Those kids loved you — we still do as adults — but you taught us, through physical and emotional aggression, to be terrified of you.
Now that you have grandkids that you're not as responsible for as your own kids, you act like a perfect angel around them. It's almost as if you do it to prove a point.
And about the dog. Yes, this one adores you because you treat her well. What about the dogs you raised me with? I remember getting up in the morning and seeing you kick them for no apparent reason other than because you were angry again. But you always blamed them.
Just like you always blamed us.
And the worst part is I'm alone. None of my siblings will support me when I talk about any of this. Actually they will justify our father's behavior. And so will our mom.
We will all live and pass, never acknowledging the hurt and constant hypervigilance that all these children went through — myself, others, and the pets, too.
