Experience of abuse

Don’t wake the Ogre

It took so much for me to share our shameful secret, I thought they could just talk to my dad and it would all improve.

It took so much for me to share our shameful secret, I thought they could just talk to my dad and it would all improve.

Dad, do you remember?

Dad, I loved you and then I hated you but now I just feel sorry for you.

Dad, I loved you and then I hated you but now I just feel sorry for you.

Dread

I wish I had the words to say how scared I was to come home everyday.

I wish I had the words to say how scared I was to come home everyday.

I had to be both mum and dad in the house

I felt helpless. Everyone kept telling me ‘she needs to help herself’ but she wouldn’t get the help.

I felt helpless. Everyone kept telling me ‘she needs to help herself’ but she wouldn’t get the help.

We were a complicated family

All I wanted was for her to love us, to love me, and I think she did but just could not show it.

All I wanted was for her to love us, to love me, and I think she did but just could not show it.

MY LIFE

I feel guilty for feeling it and give myself a 1000 reasons not to be happy.

I feel guilty for feeling it and give myself a 1000 reasons not to be happy.

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