When I was 3, my father told me that I was the cause of all that was wrong in his life. It was my fault he was stuck married, and that we were poor, and so on.
He told me this often.
From as far back as I can remember, my mother was extremely violent. Beatings until blood flowed, black eyes, and so on. When she was done, she would lock me in the closet. Sometimes for days.
When she came to let me out, the sexual abuse was next.
Both parents were violent, but mom was the worst. My only way to deal was to black it all […]