[Serious] What is a punishment your parents used to do to you that at the time you thought was normal until you got older and realized it was abuse/borderline abuse?

Same here. When I was a kid, if I do the slightest thing to provoke him, my dad would call me a fat bitch or fatass and beat the shit out of me. Nevermind the fact that my weight issues were the result of him buying me junk food constantly. He would also starve me and force me to stay in my room for weeks. He would treat all of my siblings with kindness and have nothing but hatred for me. My mother blamed me for his attitude. CPS was actually called to our house one time and he pretty much told them to just take me and nobody else. Nothing ever came out of this. I will never forget how my father treated me during those times, the memories are incredibly painful. I hate that I have to sweep this under the rug and walk on eggshells whenever I'm in proximity with my father in current times. I hate how he wants the father of year award when he has never been "there" for me. He was physically present in my life but there was no relationship between us. I lived in constant fear of him now and then.

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