I Had a Black Eye

I Had a Black Eye From My Mother

By: sugarburn

Written on June 25th, 2008

My mother was abusive most of my life. She would fly off the handle 9 times a day or more, slapping me, pulling my hair, throwing things at me, kicking me, whatever she could do that hurt. And every day she called me the worst things she could think of.

One day, when I was maybe 11 or 12, she and my dad took we with them fishing. I wasn't allowed near them when they were fishing as my very presence would apparently scare away the fish. But this day I asked to just sit next to her. I don't know why, perhaps I was just lonely. I usually was lonely. And she said no, absolutely not, you'd ruin everything. And, stupidly, knowing my mother as I did, I asked again, saying I'd be really quiet. She turned around with this scary look on her face and screamed at me, and then swung out with her fishing net and hit me with it. She screamed at me to just go away, to stay out of her sight and not to ruin her only fun in life like I always did. I was crying, but she just turned around and walked away, still telling me to get very lost. Which I did for the whole day that they fished for.

By the time we got home, I had this huge black eye from where she'd hit me with the steel frame of the net. She never mentioned it or apologised or acknowledged what she did, save to tell me that if anyone asked I was to say I feel out of my tree house or I fell off my bike and that was how it happened. She still won't admit to this day that she hit me.

By: sugarburn

Age: 22-25 , Female

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sugarburn

Thank you allandall. That was nice of you to say :). Sometimes when others are so forgiving they can't understand why I am not. So thank you so much.

I am so sorry that happened to you and I am so glad it was the only time she hurt you. She must be a wonderfully strong and loving mother to pull herself out of that darkness like that when she realized she had hurt you.

Thank you for sharing with me :)

Feb 18, 2009
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allandall

I have a good mother, but one day, when her mother passed, she was another for a while I was around 11 , can't really remember what i did but he threw a shoe at me and it landed on my head, towards my forehead, luck would have it that the heel of her shoe hit the top of my head opening it and causing bleeding and the bottom part of the shoe slapped my forehead hard enough to bruise it. I don't remember it hurting but I do remember my mother crying and apologizing and crying. She didn't take me to the hospital but, her my aunt had to come over to put a home dressing on the wound. I never did hold that against her it was the one and only.

I hope you are better, in your case it is different. It must be hard to forgive those that are suppose to love you, but only hurt you.

Feb 18, 2009
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sugarburn

Thank you, you're so sweet.

I have found someone like that, my fiance, and he's helping me find self worth and disentangle myself from my mother. It takes a strange amount of effort to trust that his love and acceptance and everything is real and won't crumble down to anger and hate any moment lol. But I'm getting there.

Thank you again, it makes all the difference for someone to understand :)

Sugar

Aug 14, 2008
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