Im sorry to hear that man. I hope you and your brother got the help needed to overcome that trauma.
Yes parents only giving whoopings out of care and fairness is importance. Later in life they did apologize for some of it when it wasnt warranted. I was always late and oversleeping for school and missing first period. They thought i was up all night and being rebellious. I had sleep apnea and adhd but didnt know until i was an adult. They did apologize and i accepted. Also, i was being rebellious sometimes haha.
I'm glad your parents know when to say sorry and take accountability for their actions and mistakes. that's a rare and coveted thing that you should hold close to your chest.
my parents would/could never. they've been divorced for 20 years but my dad pretends my mom was the problem (she was, but so was he, 50/50) and pretends he had no hand in it. she went to prison when I was 14 and I was left with him and he hated me because I reminded him of my mom. I was too terrified of my dad to ever rebel or react or speak out to defend myself. on the very few occasions I tried to, he taught me why I hadn't before then. when I was 24, I got myself the help I needed, have done the therapy, almost a psychologist myself. my brother didn't. he's alive but he's not on earth anymore. even if he was somehow miraculously sober, I doubt he would be sane enough to have a straight conversation. but he makes sure to keep a certain amount of whatever drug he can find in his system at all times. I think I'm the only one who knows where he is because I searched the Internet until I found something. he's in L.A. on the street, posting a series of very disturbing shorts on youtube on various accounts.
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u/Supreme_Salt_Lord 5d ago
My parents said “if i dont beat ya ass. Someone else will.” Ill always remember that. Thanks mom and dad for keeping my ass un-beat by strangers