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Is this child abuse?
okay, so i am 15 years old and my whole life i have been a daddy's girl and stuff. But we'd always go through rough patches where he'd pull me by my hair, jump on my stomach, or smack me with wooden spoons whn i was in my childhood state. Now that i am a teenager, he has gotten worse and he tries slamming our heads to the ground. He also still punches and yells really loud if i say something bad. If i stick up for myself now that im older i punch back and then he goes insane and throws things and punches and sometimes even strangles. But i don't know if he has a bad temper but i love my daddy cause when we get along, we really do get along. But we had a child abuse class in school because all i wanted to do was cry. Because all of the symptoms, warnings, and signs of child abuse were my dad. He also had a little wine glass by his bed and he drinks sometimes before bed. That's when most family fights happen, at night. I am so scared that he is really going to hurt me. I have an egg on the back of my head because right now he just punched me for sticking up fr myself. He is a successful dentist and i don't wanna ruin his career for having him get arrested and we need his money for our home and to support us, and i love him when we get along.. and i'd cry if he went away but it's those outbursts that i am deathly scared of. is there a place where he can get help? and still have his career? His psychologist doesn't work. please help me, please ):
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This also happened with me recently. Sometimes men like this just need to have some sort of boundaries. They're the boss at work and then they come home and they're the boss there too and they have no one to tell them when enough is enough. talk to your extended family, have someone tell him that this is NOT OK!! and that if it happens again, actions will be taken to stop him. Whether or not you love your dad, abuse is abuse. You don't want this hurting you in future relationships, and things like that. Best of luck to you
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Talk to him and look online for annoyimus * cant spell sorry * anger mangment classes. Every family has problems and love is what is needed to help him. Maybe he needs AA to but that sounds like it is going to be hard to talk to him about getting help. Do research on classes and maybe an intervention, try not to make him sound like he is a bad person just that he is having a rough patch right now. You need help and so does he good luck and be strong. And i hate to say it maybe dont stand up for youself just walk away or aviod him at night.
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Yes yes yes!!
Stop him! Get help!
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Everything you've describe is child abuse, You need to get child services involved. Take pictures, and report it. If your father doesn't want to loose his career then he shouldn't be putting it at risk. I know you love your father, but ABUSE IS NOT LOVE.
Call a hotline, Tell a teacher or call child services it is not right and it is NOT okay.
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