I’m 21. My Dad died when I was 5. I’ve been a victim of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of my Mom for the last decade and a half. She is very loving, however, and has been working hard to give me a good life. But everyday would always have an episode where she curses me out and expresses explicitly her disdain over how I’m not convicted enough to do what I’m supposed to. Today, she beat me awake. I snapped and pounded my fists against her arms and shoulders. I didn’t injure her, but it’s the first time in my entire life that I’ve laid hands on a woman, especially with intent to hurt. I feel a part of me has died inside. Crying doesn’t seem to work.
