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Just need a rant because I feel awful

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cheekycee · 08/03/2025 05:54

I know it's early but I'm so upset.
I left a DV relationship last year. My mum was reluctant for me to come back to her house as she didn't want me there with the kids but my dad did. He said escape the situation and come back. Soon as I come here my mother made me feel unwelcome and uneasy. I feel like I've had no support from my family behave they said it's my own fault that I kept going back and went near him in the first place. Now I never knew this man was bad. He was an abuser so of course he seemed so lovely at the beginning. I went through hell with him day in day out I even tried to take my own life it got so bad but no one's sat down with me and said "are you ok" or "do you want to talk about it". Anyway, my mum fell out with me and has been doing sly things behind my fathers back to get at me like cramming silly things some aren't even mine into my small room I share with my two children along with all of our belongings. She's unreasonable and very aggressive so I didn't confront her I went to my dad.
I then heated my dad say the things are being stored elsewhere for now. She started calling me the worst most hurtful names to my dad to which my dad was defending me telling her I am living here and that's that room is going to be made. Then she proceeds to say "I wonder what she did to wind perpateators name up" I went downstairs at this point as I lost it. She's basically saying I deserved the abuse? She has no idea what I went through because she wasn't there at the time or afterwards! I basically told her she's out of order and had a volition mouth and mind for thinking and saying such thing. She then said "erw look at your face going on".
I don't know what to do. I am so hurt. It's clear here my dad wants me and my children here but she doesn't. The alternative is to go into a sheltered accommodation which at this point I'm quite considering doing because I can't keep my kids in this toxic environment or around her. I start a new job on Monday too and so I'm really on borrowed time.

Thank you

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Burntt · 08/03/2025 06:23

cheekycee · 08/03/2025 05:57

FOLLOW ON - at this point I am actually wondering if it is me. How can I have an abusive partner and have to flee him and then an abusive patent and need to flee them?? I honestly am trying to figure out wtf is going on with me..

Because having an abusive parent meant you didn't learn healthy relationships are were more vulnerable to partner abusing you as an adult. That's a fact. I used to wonder the same about myself then learnt I was an easy target because my mother never taught me how it feels to be loved and trained me to please others to not be criticised and insulted.

It's not you. It's your mother. Just concentrate on protecting your children as much as you can so they won't have to suffer this burden.

Do the freedom program it really helps

cheekycee · 08/03/2025 06:21

I can't quote reply to the above for some reason. Yes I'm on the waiting list as this was only temporary that I am here anyway (my mother made that clear but I get that because I do see it's a lot for me and two children to come back at their age and it's their home I get it completely this isn't the issue it's how she's acted since I've been back).
I'm on a waiting list for counselling, too.

I just need to get away and have some time away.

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sashh · 08/03/2025 06:18

cheekycee · 08/03/2025 05:57

FOLLOW ON - at this point I am actually wondering if it is me. How can I have an abusive partner and have to flee him and then an abusive patent and need to flee them?? I honestly am trying to figure out wtf is going on with me..

Your mother abused you. You then went and found a partner who did the same because you did not know any better.

You will only start to heal when you are not under her roof.

Are you on a council house waiting list? If not sign up. Look for a property to rent.

See your GP to see if you can get some counselling.

cheekycee · 08/03/2025 06:17

She's always been this way to me and my eldest brother. She physically attacked my sister when she lived with her and called her names to her children. Now my sister doesn't live here they're okay but honestly looking back to kids she was rotten to my brother throughout his life. If it was these days she'd raised him in we would be in care and I am sure of that

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Rainbow9787 · 08/03/2025 06:14

cheekycee · 08/03/2025 06:09

Yes I agree, I suppose my next question would be am I ok to say I don't want anything more to do with my mother and once I go Ill be cutting her off

I would really consider it, has she always been volatile towards you? Or has it been since the abuse and you moving in? I just don’t know how a mother can react so coldly to her child whether she’d told you to stay away from him a million times my natural instinct would be to comfort and support you

cheekycee · 08/03/2025 06:13

latelydaydreams · 08/03/2025 06:11

No. It’s not you.

She is being unkind. I’m a mum and if my child came to me and told me they had been abused I would be devastated for them and offer whatever support I could.

Your dad must be mortified and beside himself!

My dad's done so much to help. Even allowed me to cut contact with my ex and he speaks with him now not that he wants to but he doesn't want him to have access to me. she's done nothing.
Idk this comment has just really triggered me I thought I was ok but now I can't stop crying and feel really devastated. Not that I like my mother obviously but idk I just think wow how could a mum say that to a child it's ruthless. I am also a mother and I'd support my kids all the way with anything and everything.

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BeCalmNavyDreamer · 08/03/2025 06:13

It's not you.
You are the victim.
She's abhorrent.

latelydaydreams · 08/03/2025 06:11

No. It’s not you.

She is being unkind. I’m a mum and if my child came to me and told me they had been abused I would be devastated for them and offer whatever support I could.

Your dad must be mortified and beside himself!

cheekycee · 08/03/2025 06:09

Rainbow9787 · 08/03/2025 06:05

So sorry your going through this, you did not deserve the abuse! It isn’t you, and your dad sounds so kind and worried bless him. But I really would consider sheltered accommodation as you said, your kids can’t be around a toxic environment & also you need to heal

Yes I agree, I suppose my next question would be am I ok to say I don't want anything more to do with my mother and once I go Ill be cutting her off

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Rainbow9787 · 08/03/2025 06:05

So sorry your going through this, you did not deserve the abuse! It isn’t you, and your dad sounds so kind and worried bless him. But I really would consider sheltered accommodation as you said, your kids can’t be around a toxic environment & also you need to heal

cheekycee · 08/03/2025 05:57

FOLLOW ON - at this point I am actually wondering if it is me. How can I have an abusive partner and have to flee him and then an abusive patent and need to flee them?? I honestly am trying to figure out wtf is going on with me..

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