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writegirl

I forgot to mention that the reason I was raised by my dad and not my mother is because he used to beat her and she left him before he killed her. I was eighteen months old. He told her if she tried to take their four children he would find her and kill her. She believed him. I did not find any of this out until I was between eighteen and twenty and I finally sat my mom down and asked her what happened. We had a very tearful afternoon and suddenly everything made sense after I heard her side. The only unfortunate thing is that my mother doesn't see the connection between everything that happened and the witnesses. (She was DF'd while my dad remained in good standing) She is a faithful witness and we no longer have a relationship, in part because I am DF'd (she was reinstated years ago) and in part because every time I talk to her all she can do is ask me when I'm coming back. It's frustrating because I love my mother. She is the mildest, sweetest woman I know. Great qualities that have also been hindrances because she lets people walk all over her.