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After the accident, the father became absolutely uncooperative, and the daughter suggested sending him away to his relatives, but the mother wasn’t sure
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She explained that her father was also physically abusive, and her mother always took his side, which caused the daughter a ton of mental issues
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The commenters were shocked about these horrible conditions that the woman grew up in, with some relating and giving her advice on how to deal with the trauma
A woman came to Reddit to be judged on the decision not to take care of her spouse, who was left disabled after he got into an accident. She said that for the whole 25 years of marriage, she was singlehandedly supporting the family and caring for their home while the husband refused to work and complained about anything that he was asked to do.
He was also verbally abusive and unavailable to their daughter. Over time, this resulted in her developing anger issues and other mental problems, but she has since cut him out of her life.
After the accident, things with this man got even worse. The woman, tired and not being able to find better solutions than sending him away, was feeling hopeless.
Things took a turn when the daughter found out about the post. In her reply, she said that her mom already was back in her ‘martyr’ role, defending her husband from ill words.
The daughter explained that her mother’s depiction of the story was quite distorted and that she went through hell while living with her parents. She was constantly insulted, screamed at, gaslighted, and body-shamed, which caused her various problems, like an eating disorder, depression, and panic attacks.
She further said that, unlike how her mom described it, things sometimes got physical. The worst time was when her father tried to break her knee with an iron bar while her mother kept making excuses for him.
People in the comments were shocked. Some who had lived through similar situations were relating and offering advice on how to deal with the current situation, as well the trauma her parents ‘gifted’ her with. Others, while agreeing that the woman is right to want to leave her husband, were bashing her for being an enabler of his horrific behavior and not protecting their child.
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