abusive father Featured My father used me to have contact with my mother. I learnt to sit quietly, not make a nuisance of myself and daydream. I went from being very bright and curious to having 'learning issues'. Society was cruel, and I was punished for having divorced parents.
emotional abuse He is not the man I married. No longer telling her she hadn't achieved anything in her life, he started to assure her she was a crap mother. He began to undermine every single decision she made.
emotional abuse Featured You're not imagining it, trust yourself. Leaving an abusive relationship takes careful planning, logistics, and support. Without that support and protection, the abused often return, or worse.