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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is he your biological father?  Are you not able to stand up to him and tell him to cut it out.  It sounds like he assaulted you and you did nothing about it.

I honestly doubt she will leave.  All you can do is be supportive of her if she does, but it sounds like she is just venting when she says she wants a divorce.[/quote]

Yes. I told him to stop shouting over me when I tried to speak to my mother. That is when he hurt me. I took a photo of the bruise. My mother made him leave. My husband saw.

I don't know what I can do about that. He will just say that I did it to myself.

I don't think she will really leave. He has been controlling like this for their entire marriage. I just don't know how to help her or even if I can. I can't let my family see him hurt me again. But I don't want to cut her off from her grandchildren and me.[/quote]

You honestly sound like someone with Stockholm Syndrome OP. Please get therapy and join ACOA. Call the cops when he is violent--did your husband do anything to protect you or is your husband also violent?[/quote]

No, my husband is not violent. He did not have time to do anything. My father did it quickly.

I don't have Stockholm Syndrome. I just don't know how I can help. Could I really have just called the police after that happened? My mother would have said that she didn't see anything. My husband would have said he did. I thought it would be a case of he said-she said. The bruise showed up this morning. It is sore and a little swollen.[/quote]

NP Yes of course you could have called the police. It's not a case of he said, she said. Your mother would have been interrogated away from him, would she really have said she didn't see anything? Police also know that bruises don't show up immediately. You're the one who can press charges.

I didn't realize this just happened. Cops can also point you to DV resources for your mom. She should consult with a divorce lawyer who can help her. If she didn't own the house, I'd tell you to help her rent an apartment, decorate it and move her things over when he's not there. [/quote]

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