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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't had a full circle moment for this yet but hope I do. I grew up with a horrifically abusive father who was also a pillar of our community. My father was a doctor and we lived in the rural midwest. He was incredibly charming, accomplished and beloved in the community but, at home, it was brutal.

School was my safe place. I LOVED school. It was a sanctuary for me. I was an excellent student and I reveled in the acceptance and positive attention. In hindsight, I have no doubt the teachers knew what was going on at home even though we strove to hide it.  In 11th grade, a new drama/speech teacher came who actively disliked me. I have no idea why. It's not that I was looking to him for praise/attention but I wasn't expecting derision and distain. I was really involved in activities at school and, without fail, if he was involved, he made it a point to exclude, minimize, demean, criticize me. Friends even asked me what I had done to pass him off. I had no idea! No matter what I did, this teacher couldn't have made it more clear that he found me lacking and contemptible. It was crushing.

I've overcome childhood but have never forgotten him. I think he believed I was privileged/spoiled and he thought I needed taking down a notch. Nothing could be further from the truth. I had plenty of that at home. I heard he left the school after not getting a promotion he wanted. I've thought about reaching out to him to let him know how much more difficult his active disdain made things for me, but I haven't.  Maybe I should. He thought I  had it so great....

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