I am in real turmoil at the moment as to whether I should attend a family holiday that has been arranged, which would involve spending over a week with my abusive controlling parents.
There will be other family there who are not abusive but I am particularly worried about my father who has a tendency to be cruel, cold, controlling and aggressive (especially with me, and he has directed it at dc before)
I am not so worried about me, I am damaged enough by it all anyway, but my young dc.
The problem is I have had such a horrible couple of years, leaving an
abusive relationship, I wish I could do something nice but deep down I worry that there is a risk that their influence could be damaging and I won't be able to get away this time.
They could kick off and get nasty with me, blaming me for being a bad person, or even just subtle everyday things. I feel sometimes that I am so alone and I am really struggling to cope with all this.
Seeing this all written down I know I should cancel shouldn't I.
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Should I cancel?
peppapigpasta · 02/06/2017 21:39
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