Some that I remember…
“Dumb f#*k”
“Stupid little sh!t”
“You’re nothing”
“Hate I brought you into this world”
…and the best quote…
“Horses ass” …She even had a trophy made with the hind end of a horse. I still have the trophy. It states on the little brass plate “Sammy, the worlds greatest”
I didn’t have a great childhood, but it made me stronger. It helped me understand you don’t treat people like that. I’m a better person today for what I endured.
Thanks JanCee. Weirdest thing is I have 2 younger female siblings that never endured it. I did find out 8 years ago that I had an older sister though that was “discarded” by my father. My older Sister and I are great and now, very close even though we never knew of one another for 52 years.
As I said, I’m so much better for it. I was a Dad. My Wife is my best friend and Mother to our 2 kids. Hardships make people stronger and better, we learn from the history and don’t repeat it.
All true, but I’m not letting your mother off the hook, SP–nor your father either. So glad you pulled lemonade out of all those lemons! (I will note in passing that my sister and I had entirely different childhoods from our brother, The Prince–all from the same parents, all raised in the same household. Guess whose lives are better now?
It’s okay…I let it go. Never would consider treating my 2 kids the way I was…honestly I wouldn’t treat a dog the way I was. But…it’s not worth dwelling on. And yes…I know exactly who has a better life…
Haha, my mother tried something similar with me a time or two. It went like this…
Mom: If your friends all jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?
Me: Yeah, probably
Mom: What!!?
Me: My friends have good judgement and I trust them. If they thought there was a reason to get off that bridge, and this need was so immediate that they felt jumping was the best option, there wouldn’t be time to question them. So yeah, I’m jumping too.
At this point, mom would just let out a banshee scream of frustration, then walk away muttering.