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Today, as I sat at my father’s wake, I realized that the only reason I showed up today was to visually confirm that the man who physically abused my mother for 20 years was finally dead. MMT

#2544 (3) - Nov 20, 2009 by Eliass - Sad - Yes, that made me think too! (3560) - No, that made me sleepy. (90)


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Your lucky, I'm still waiting for that moment

Sparrow, I respectfully find your statement inappropriate. My father killed himself after my mother finally sent him his divorce papers. He was verbally abusive to my mother since before I was born. He was an alcoholic and depressed. I hated my father while he was alive. Now that he's gone, I hate myself for wishing him away for so many years.

My dad was abusive - physically to my sister and I, but verbally to both of us and my mom as well. My mom divorced him and I spent six years being afraid of going back. This year, my first year in college, I finally went back to see him. He changed - I'm still afraid it's not real sometimes, but for the first time he actually cares about how I'm doing. I wish my sister would go back and talk to him too, although I never want my mom to go back to him.

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