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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 205378" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>You know, I have to give credit where credit is due for my dad. He worked hard all his life. He sent all five of us to parochial schools on a working man's wage and sometimes that meant that he had to work several jobs. He wasn't a bum. He was and is a drunk, and a mean one at that. He only beat us when he was pushed, and I say that fully aware that was no excuse. Only a measurement that it happened only to some of us and only occasionally. It wasn't a regular weekend thing or every time he got ticked. We just didn't have any examples of love from him. I think that is what makes it so hard for some in the family. The only way to feel like you were getting anywhere with him was to treat him like he was the big hero and the answer man, so everyone was always tripping all over themselves for his approval.</p><p></p><p>As for my mom - as ticked off as I got at my kids, I was also a warrior mom, and heaven help anyone who had the nerve to badmouth or pick on them. husband included.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 205378, member: 99"] You know, I have to give credit where credit is due for my dad. He worked hard all his life. He sent all five of us to parochial schools on a working man's wage and sometimes that meant that he had to work several jobs. He wasn't a bum. He was and is a drunk, and a mean one at that. He only beat us when he was pushed, and I say that fully aware that was no excuse. Only a measurement that it happened only to some of us and only occasionally. It wasn't a regular weekend thing or every time he got ticked. We just didn't have any examples of love from him. I think that is what makes it so hard for some in the family. The only way to feel like you were getting anywhere with him was to treat him like he was the big hero and the answer man, so everyone was always tripping all over themselves for his approval. As for my mom - as ticked off as I got at my kids, I was also a warrior mom, and heaven help anyone who had the nerve to badmouth or pick on them. husband included. [/QUOTE]
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