To still feel angry after 50 years?

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When I was 12 I was friendly with a girl same age 4 doors away. One day her dad knocked on our door with his daughter and said his daughter had stolen money from his wallet and said that I made her do it or I would beat her up! I have never hit anyone in my life and I certainly did not make her take the money and knew nothing about it! My stepmother believed the girls dad (she was a cow, the marriage to my father did not last long) and thumped hell out of me. I remember crying and shouting at the girl to tell the truth, tell the truth! I am still angry to this day at the injustice.

You've made a similar (ish) memory pop up for me as well .
As a small group of girls , we used to play the Olympics on a piece of ground near our homes when we were aged 10/11. One day we were doing gymnastics and a girl found £20 , ( don't judge us ) but it was decided we would go to the shops and buy sweets , crisps and I think comics , some money was left over so it was divided out ,
Turned out she had stolen part of the rent money but blamed the rest of us for talking her into stealing it.

There is increasing appreciation of the impact that trauma in childhood has on adults’ lives. If you’re having ongoing issues (other than an understandable need to vent on MN!) it may well be worth getting some professional help

I feel sorry that this happened to you when you were a child, OP. You're not alone, I too have childhood memories from around 50 years ago that won't give me peace, I don't know what to do about them really. I have had loads of therapy in the past, I guess you and I are just stuck with them.

Well I am sure we are lovely people in spite of our dreadful upbringing. x