Who hurt you?

[aliensporebomb]

Nah, I better not. It's best I not revisit these things.

 

[Kerouac]

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another’s throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids yourself.

 

[David_]

Self-inflicted.

yup

 

[Mark Wein]

For me it's hard to say. I was taken from a mentally ill and alcoholic mother and then lived in an incredibly dysfunctional household until adulthood. Instead of assessing blame I'm just trying to give my own kids a cleaner slate.

 

[Tralfaz]

They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.

But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another’s throats.

Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids yourself.

Good ol' Larkin. Such a cheery bloke!

 

[OGG]

In all seriousness, I tend to do myself more harm than anything. The worst, was being a troubled teen who got involved with an even more troubled teen. She ripped my heart out so many times, yet I went back for more. Eventually I got smart and moved on, but not before suffering greatly.



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[Tig]

Both parents. They never intended it but it came along with the problems that haunted them from their own pasts and inner demons.

Mom was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and her alcoholism made her extremely moody and unstable until she dried up for the last few years of her life.

Dad is still alive and a closet drinker. He was too busy doing his own thing when I moved in with him at 13 years old so I raised myself mostly. He can be the most giving, loving person, but also insensitive and selfish at other times.

 

[Help!I'maRock!]

mostly my mother.

 

[nuke_diver]

ex-wife

almost 30 years now and I still haven't forgotten the dark place I went for a while

and when my dog die...that hurt a lot....I loved that dog so much

 

[jelloman]

The man in the mirror, mostly...

 

[PunkKitty]

There's a lot of pain in this thread.

 

[bcryant]

I would have to say my ex-mother and father in law.
After my wife passed I was totally ex-communicated/shunned (they are mennonite)without reason or warning. I know we didn't see eye to eye on a few issues but nothing to warrant that type of reaction. Especially months after the fact when apparently all was forgiven. I tried to reach out time and time again but when nobody reaches back you just think...why bother.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Me and my mind, fueled by the teachings of a certain organization that is worldwide, has a base in Rome, and had ladies clad in black and white in charge of children at my grade school.

 

[Mark Wein]

There's a lot of pain in this thread.

There is a lot of pain in the human condition. And choices, some hard and others no so much.

 

[jelloman]

There's a lot of pain in this thread.

The old philosopher's tale...we're all defined by our pain...I prefer to be defined by how I overcome it...

 

[PunkKitty]

The old philosopher's tale...we're all defined by our pain...I prefer to be defined by how I overcome it...

I wish I could. It haunts me.

 

[jelloman]

I wish I could. It haunts me.

I'm not saying that I'm not haunted...I am often visited by the ghosts of my memories...and I'm not claiming superhuman strength...but at one point in my life I resolved to put that shit down and move on...

 

[PunkKitty]

PTSD is a bitch.

 

[Gary Blanchard]

Interestingly enough, Luna posted this on their Facebook page today; I think it fits here.

I have geared myself to learn from the past, but live in the present to have a better future. It took years of work to get to this point, though.

 

[GilmourD]