I am 26 and still financially dependent on my family. My father tries really hard to be a respected man around everybody else and is a successful businessman. When it comes to his home matters, he is either very very distant or very very critical. He has been drinking heavily every day for the last 15 years, and my mother is in constant dispute with him about it. A few months ago, he came home drunk and picked up a fight with my mother and I, about how he has to go to important dinners by himself because my mother refuses to go to events where drinking is involved. When I said I had nothing to to do with this, he barged into my room, starting insulting me and then slammed the door. I yelled F**k off, and he came back in and slapped me in the face really hard. I had a bruised face for a week. He is often harsh and angry but never before was physical. I live alone now and hasn't spoken to him since although he apologized. I'm having a hard time putting all this into perspective. Help!
2006-08-18
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