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>Few highschool friends I have notice I'm really down whenever I hang out with them.
>One MTG night they finally bring it up.
>Explain how I'm not good enough for anything, how I'm worthless, and a failure.
>They ask how I got to that conclusion.
>"My mom told me."
>They get really concerned and start asking me more questions about other experiences I have.
>We have completely stopped the game as I explain things I think are perfectly normal.
>Friends tell me my mom is extremely emotionally and verbally abusive, has been manipulating me into believing and doing things.
>I don't believe them, saying their parents spoiled them.
>Few months later I get extremely bedridden sick for around 6 months.
>My mom never wants to take me to the doctor, tries to convince my father to kick me out, and tells me I'm faking it.
>Only time my father didn't cave to her demands was when she wasn't trying to kick her 16 year old son out while extremely ill.
>Get better slowly and reconnect with my brother I haven't spoken to in years.
>Informs me that she did the same thing to him, but she's worse to me.
>Move out of my parents house and see them a lot less, life instantly improves.
I still have extreme developmental issues from things she did to me while I was younger. I am very afraid of becoming a bad father since I don't know what "normal" parents do.