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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My father used his nationality and upbringing as an excuse to beat me with household objects whenever he was angry at the world for whatever reason when I was growing up. Bad day at work, he didn’t like my cleaning or housekeeping techniques, I wasn’t fast or thorough enough with chores, etc. he beat the sh. out of me with a belt once when I had a fever because I wasn’t emptying grocery bags fast enough or putting the items in the correct place on the shelf.

I showed up to high school with a visible bruise once. The school called him to ask about it and I paid for that.

CPS didn’t care because we were wealthy and according to them, wealthy people cannot abuse.

I can count on one hand the number of people who accept that he was abusive and none of them could really help me.

Tread carefully. Being there for her and being a safe place for her is very generous of you. That’s enough. [/quote]

OP here. Thank you to those who have shared their own stories of abuse. I am so sorry for all that you suffered. You have helped clarify for me that I don’t want to be another adult who doesn’t believe them.  And I am also not qualified to be any sort of therapist.

So I will make sure we remain a safe and encouraging space for this friend. I will work hard to stick to the “I’m sorry that happened to you” if she shares other stories.

If possible I will suggest that she may want to seek counseling at college where I hope there will be free and private resources. I can probably have that discussion with both girls in the context of resources available at college which I expect my own DD to access.[/quote]

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