u/Diligent_Revenue_154

He is my stepdad. His sister was raped when she was a teenager right around the time she started showing signs of Schizophrenia. He blames his "crazy family" for his poor behavior and abuse. His father was angry, his mother was cold, and his sister probably suffered from PTSD too, but nobody took her to a therapist, they just threw her in an institution. He doesn't talk to his other sisters, his dad is dead (not that he cared), and the only reason he talks to his mother is for money she'll leave when she dies. He abused me and raped me when I was younger, starting at age 13. Having a shitty family is NOT an excuse to fucking rape someone and I'm tired of him blaming his family. He is my family. He's been in my life since I was a pre-teen. He even conditioned his kids to blame their "crazy mother" and to do bad things because of it. I'm so tired of doubting myself and feeling like I'm crazy. My childhood was shitty too, I was abused too, but I got my life together and never, ever used it as a reason to hurt others. I can't wrap my head around the fact that he uses someone else's abuse, his sister specifically, to do those things to me. He says all this stuff to get pity from everyone, but I'm tired of feeling sorry for him.