I lived with my abusive father who abused me in every way possible. I didn’t speak out about it, I was afraid and extremely vulnerable. I lived with it for 12 years .. and looking back on it now and actually realising and taking in everything that happened to me, I couldn’t believe that I was stupid enough to let it happen to me, to let it carry on.

I have the same problem, I find it hard as well to keep relationships with people.

It’s nice to meet a women who has a happy ending.[/quote]

Thank you very much, that’s a nice thing to say!!! :-)

I am very sorry that you had to go through that… a father is supposed to protect you, not hurt you. That’s also where some women begin having abusive relationships… when your role model doesn’t do his job, then you see what he does as a way that you are supposed to be treated. You are definitely not stupid, when you’re a kid, you’re not allowed to have options other than the ones your parents give you. Have you talked to him and told him how you feel? Closure is a great tool when trying to move on… a therapist could be your moderator because you really shouldn’t do it alone. Were the police ever told? I don’t know what the stipulations on that are but maybe if you tell them what happened, you can help so he can’t hurt somebody else.

It sounds cliche but you have to be happy with yourself before you can be happy with somebody else. I really hope that this site can help you. When you feel like you’re alone, just come on here and post how you are feeling and we will give you the best advice we can… I can almost guarantee you that one person will have gone through the exact situation that you went through and it may help to talk and be able to come up with a way to have your happy ending.

My heart goes out to you, if you ever need to just chat, I am here… take care of yourself and you will get your happy ending!!!

I lived with my abusive father who abused me in every way possible. I didn’t speak out about it, I was afraid and extremely vulnerable. I lived with it for 12 years .. and looking back on it now and actually realising and taking in everything that happened to me, I couldn’t believe that I was stupid enough to let it happen to me, to let it carry on.

I have the same problem, I find it hard as well to keep relationships with people.

It’s nice to meet a women who has a happy ending.