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Abusive father
- Salam everyone, for context I’m 20, pakhtuna, and born & raised in Texas. my dad has been abusive my whole life. he married my mom after his 1st wife got killed, when he was 44 while my mom was only in her early 20’s. growing up he would physically abuse my mother to the point where I would see blood. I remember going to school thinking my mother wont be alive when I get home. Today, I just wanted to show the reality of not only many pakhtun families but also south Asians in general. my father got into an argument today with my mom because he continued to defend a family friend who secretly got a 2nd wife and later abused the 1st wife. According to Islam you must treat both women equally. My father became enraged after hearing that and started to break things in our home. after that, he went outside and threw the Qurbani meat on the ground. He also broke other items in our car. This is the reality of many families, not everything is happy and beautiful even if you‘re living overseas. If I can give one peice of advice to anyone, especially woman, please get your degree and become successful, so you don’t get stuck in these situations forever. Also, study your religion so you know your rights as a woman.
- edit: I also went to the mental hospital 2 times for su!c!de, child protective services came to interview my family, and the police has been called on him multiple times before and there still hasn’t been a solution. I want to believe Allah has something better waiting for me inshAllah.
u/Idkidkidkokrhrh — 11 days ago