Re: 20 years with a psycho

Your post struck a nerve with me. My mother was verbally, emotionally and sometimes physically abusive to us kids and my father. My father put up with it and wouldn't let us kids defend ourselves. We were expected to shut up and take it so she wouldn't start in on him later.

I couldn't agree with you more when it comes to recording the abuser in action. My mother was a different person in front of others so no one believed us when we told them what it was like living with her. You're also right in saying that it is necessary to find out what the local laws say about recording someone without his/her knowledge.

Fast forward--one of my brothers got involved with a psycho woman (never married her) and had two kids with her. He did get out and got custody of the kids. I have applauded him for doing that. However, when he is angry at the kids, he, at times, has been verbally abusive to them. I've tried talking to him about verbal abuse, reminding him of what it was like for us, also telling him that we all should break the cycle. He says he agrees but still continues to do so. It makes me sad. I live several hundred miles away and don't see him and his family much.

Thank you for posting. Your message bears repeating over and over again. Tweet