my mom. Hello house, please I need your opinion on this. My mom and I have not been on talking terms for a long time and I decided to mend things with her especially because hubby begged me to, But talking to her today, I am more upset than I was before. My step-dad abused me from when I was a toddler to teenager.
He is still an abusive person he would beat my mom and beat me too for no reason at all. My mom would cry and roll on the floor with bruises all over her face each time he beat her and she would cover it makeup and act like nothing happened. My mom was always suffering but she never left him, she is still with him. Her old excuses for staying don't apply anymore,  Then her excuse was because of her children that's why she is still with him but now all the children are grown so now she has new excuses. I think her fear of being alone and financial security trumps all else, including protecting her children. But she still won't admit that. I am presently having issues in my marriage because I grew up in a house where my mom was being physically abused so now I get unnecessarily aggressive towards my spouse. Speaking with my mom and hearing her say she has forgiven my step dad got to me. How would you forgive such a man and continue to live with him. I guess my question is, could you forgive a parent who stayed with your abuser? What would it take to forgive?