I don't know what to do anymore- weak.

[Ezel]

My mum didn't go as far as yours but I had many years of emotional abuse.

I was never good enough
Why couldn't I be more like my sister
I was a failure
I was useless
It was my fault my sister tormented me so I would retaliate back
It was my fault my parents went through illness / had been in hospital / had operations ~ the last time my mum came out with a comment along that lines I had stitches in my face and ears after a dog bite me.

Anyway the list was endless and eventually I stopped all contact for almost 3 years and then after that mainly letter contact with the occasional phone call.  My mum died last year so her never having a good word to say about me stopped.

[Michael Frankum]

Marie, Pip and Greycylinder. I'm so sorry for your experiences. My parents both moved to North Wales some time ago, and I think that the distance has enabled us to see what was going on in the past a bit clearer. It's obvious that you are all caring people who have been subjected to awful behaviour.  *()