What has been your biggest "I have to get the fuck out of here as soon as possible" life moment?

When my mother said "Maybe if you tried seeing things from his perspective, you'd understand why he acts the way he does."

That's when it hit me: No matter how entitled, despicable, controlling, or outright verbally abusive my stepfather would be, my mother would never leave him. She would rather have all of her children grow to resent her and split everyone up that upheave everything while she still has a chance.

Nothing justifies me being kicked or thrown against the wall as a kid. Nothing justifies me being treated with scorn and contempt just because I'm not his kid. And nothing justifies sitting around while your wife works and expecting her to do everything around the house, put up with your entitled attitude, and treat your kids you claim to love like shit and doing all sorts of mental gymnastics to make everyone else the bad guy somehow with no willingness to apologize or even admit fault, especially When one of said children is helping you pay your bills.

Glad I got out of there. I only hope my brother and sister aren't being given reason to do what I did.

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