Reviewing my past with my father

[no_hypocrisy]

I think what I really resent is the gaslighting of the situation(s).

My father was a bully, a narcissist, perhaps a psychopath.

When I tried to stand up to him (a futile effort most of the time), I was accused of being too sensitive, that it was generic discipline for my own good. And I wondered if that was correct.

I now see that when I protested (when the rest of my family didn't), it was the healthiest thing I could have done. Did I get the results? Not too often. But I didn't bend the knee to poor judgment, arbitrary commands, and letting my father ultimately define who I was and who I am.

[Karadeniz]

1. You won !!!

[XanaDUer2]

2. You won!