No, dad is not in the picture. Never has been. It was just her and I until she was 5, when I married my now ex-arse. She didn't really suffer any trauma until she got older, and he treated her like crap. He hit her one time when she was younger and I told him if he ever touched her again, I would kill him. I don't subscribe to that form of punishment, (although at this point if I thought it would do any good, I would give her a serious spanking. But I know it won't help)
I am not so disillusioned to think I will affect any change in DQ. My goal now is to protect Itty Bit. To keep things as calm as I can for her sake. Trust me, if she ever touched my youngest, she will go to jail. End of story. Itty Bit is about as perfect a child as one could wish for. I often joke that God gave me Itty Bit because he knew I was going to be pulling my hair out with DQ. Anyway, Itty Bit didn't sign up for this crap. So it's my job as her parent to shield her as best I can, until the day comes when we find peace.
