/rant

All my siblings were beaten by my father, my elder sister worst of all, for no reason.   Well, I guess my father being schitzophrenic, bi-polar, and suffering from PTSD and completely un-medicated had something to do with it.

Something about being four years old and hiding in the hallway, cringing with each lash my father gave my six year old sister, hearing her screams...because she was given a notebook by my grandmother.  Because she was "wasting paper."

By the time I was seven, and she nine, we were getting between my father and his blows directed at my one year old brother.  My mom pretended none of this happened, but she did have the foresight to cover up our bruises and cancel visits with relatives who were growing savvy to my dad's "discipline."

I've spent the last ten years of my life undoing the mental damage done to me by his violence and my mother's complete apathy.  I hope my sister can put her demons to rest, but it's a constant struggle.  Luckily, my brothers don't remember any of it, because they were still young when Dad got medicated. 

There is a big farking difference between discipline and physical violence.  If you sit angry that somebody might get their kids taken away because they beat them, then I can only hope to hell you don't breed.  Your potential kids deserve better. 

And thank the gods, Texas voters did something right for once.  Fark this judge, and his wife.  Fark them both right to hell.

/end rant