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In reply to the discussion: I just found out today my father, decades ago, superglued a small Yorkshire Terrier's lips together as punishment [View all]niyad
(120,693 posts)17. There are simply no words fit to print here to express my views on this
monster. May he receive everything he deserves.
You do not need to forgive him. He is indeed a monster. You do, however, need to forgive yourself for feeling even for just one second that you deserved any of that. Please know that you are loved, that you are a valued member of this community, and that you deserve a good and happy life, without carrying the dead weight of this monster with you.
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I just found out today my father, decades ago, superglued a small Yorkshire Terrier's lips together as punishment [View all]
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
OP
He is a Trumper, too, no shock. He also thought the torture at Abu Ghraib was perfectly fine.
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#2
This is horrible but I wish for you peace and comfort knowing you survived all this 🌺
Deuxcents
Nov 22
#4
Thank you so much. 💙 my best friends are my kitty Mr. Bobo and the crows I feed peanuts to every morning.
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#12
Thank you so much! Yesterday I baked bread, today I made chocolate chip cookies for my husband, and
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#20
Thank you so so much. 💙. I've struggled with depression and anxiety, won't lie. I've tried to be a good person.
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#21
No creature or human. deserves the treatment he gave. I think we messaged each other, YOU did not deserve the treatment.
debm55
Nov 22
#15
Thank you so so much for your compassion, your words mean a lot to me and I'm sorry
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#19
Thank you. I will cry when he dies but also feel relieved. Thank you for understanding. I'm sorry you were hurt too...
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#22
Thank you so so much. That means a lot to me. All the kind posts here mean a lot to me too, you guys are so awesome. I
LiberalLoner
Nov 23
#67
Thank you so much. 💙💙 when I went no contact he was still healthy, I have since emailed him
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#25
Thank you so much. This is such a healing song for all of us who have difficult relationships with our fathers. 💙💙💙
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#36
Did he vote for Trump? It would make a fitting end to a life, not lived well.
OAITW r.2.0
Nov 22
#27
I agree. When my husband was told he had malignant cancer , I called my mother for support, All I got was "everyone has
debm55
Nov 22
#57
Oh my god I am so sorry for what you went through. Those people are monsters and I am so glad
LiberalLoner
Nov 23
#68
Would you let your SO do this and go back to them? Yes, they are my family . However through many years of Sexual,
debm55
Nov 22
#58
None of my SO's over the years would accept this kind of behavior. I wouldn't.
OAITW r.2.0
Nov 22
#62
I always knew he was damaged inside, from my earliest memories, I always felt sorry for him even though I hated to be
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#38
And me when I was seven and he was home from Vietnam. My mother and older brother in the photo.
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#39
Thank you 💙💙💙. Email from my stepsister in case anyone wants to see first hand.
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#46
Well, he went to war twice, Infantry. Got his front teeth knocked out in a bar fight in his late teens.
LiberalLoner
Nov 22
#47
Thank you so so much! 💙💙💙. Right now I feel like the luckiest woman on earth,
LiberalLoner
Nov 23
#71
I'm so sorry. The worst thing about evil people is that they contaminate our lives.
MaryMagdaline
Nov 22
#51
Thank you so much. I am free of him already, but sometimes I wrestle with the feelings, especially when I learn of new
LiberalLoner
Nov 23
#72
Thank you so so much. It was hard today to learn of what my poor stepsisters witnessed, and the animal abuse. It's like
LiberalLoner
Nov 23
#73
Sorry. I was posting this to the thread about Musk and government waste. Sorry, cannot explain what happened
surfered
Nov 22
#56
Your father will be repaid for all the abuses. I'm sorry you and your siblings had to go through this. Monster is right
dai13sy
Nov 22
#61
Thank you so so much. So many of us tried to change him but we couldn't get through to him. The only thing that
LiberalLoner
Nov 23
#74
I forgave, really, at a very young age because I knew instinctively he was so damaged. I'm upset today because
LiberalLoner
Nov 23
#75
I am so sorry for all you and your family members went through because of your father.
HeartsCanHope
Nov 23
#79