Why?

Hi iwant2: Thank you so much for sharing this with me tonight. I can’t even begin to imagine how much pain you are in. To be abused not only by your step father, but have your mother not protect you even after finding out about it, I just don’t have words.

I will will say is this: Your mother should have protected you. It is a job of all parents, be them step parents, natural born parents, foster parents or adopted parents, to ensure the safety and well being of their children, I would argue all adults are tasked with protecting and ensuring the happiness of all children, but the bare minimum is their own adopted, foster, natural and step children.

What your mother did was deplorable and totally unforgivable. There is a special place in hell for people like your mother and step father. Remember this: you are not what happened to you. Even though you may have internalized what these awful human beings did to you, you are not what they say you are and are not what they did to you.

Are you getting any therapy? Are you still living with your grandparents? If you aren’t getting any therapy, I strongly encourage seeking some. If you are still living with your mother, get out of there as soon as you can.