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My father's a psychopath
My sister and I, as siblings, we normally fight, then earlier I joked around with my sis by squeezing her cheeks then running away, then she chased after me and she hit me with her book. My mom caught us and she scolded us, telling us not to fight. Then my dad came in and suddenly shouted at us. It was a series of insults from bad to horrible. He called us stupid and shouted at us. He asked me if what i did was on purpose and I nervously replied yes, then he hit me with a wooden plank over and over again, and my sister. It's not the physical pain that really laid an impact, it was the fact that he was capable of doing such things caused by such a small reason. Im only 14, my sis is 10.
The statement that most struck me was this, "People like you should be murdered! Even if you were God, I'd kill you!" He's a faithful Christian who attends church every Sunday.
If it would help, my dad's also jobless and only helps at chores at home.
I feel so unsafe right now, I cant even sleep... Please help...
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I used to be married to a man who was like that, making similar threats to our kids and yet they were good kids and he was a supposed Christian. We attended and were very active in Church regularly. He tended to verbally abuse me every day and it didnt change if he lost his job which happened several times, or whether he was employed so it really depends on whether he's always been like this or only now since loss of job. talk to Mom and let her know how you feel Dads treatment of you and sis is extreme and the words he uses are also, more like verbal abuse with a threat of harm. If Mom is too afraid or doesnt want to rock the boat, you'll have to reach out to your Pastor and talk to him and ask him to talk to your Dad. If things dont improve with that, mention this to school counselors. The world watches closely now for how parents discipline their kids and if its extreme like this, the authorities will get involved. Your Dad needs help and counseling likely for whatever reason is behind all this, even if just the jobless situation but he needs as an adult to have self control even is major stressed. People can't use the excuse of stress for mugging an old lady on the street, or hitting their children. And yes, there are people who attend church who can have major issues like mental illness. We discovered that later with my ex. He has mental illness. Don't worry about him being in 'trouble'. This step of you reaching out for help is important, first giving mom a chance to take action and then talking to a pastor or school counselor. Kids are afraid to tell on parents becuase they love them still and don't want them to go to jail. Jail is the last possible extreme case scenerio when all else has failed. Your saying something to other adults and asking for help is a fist step to Dads situation and whatever his needs are to be made known so that he can get the help he needs to become less stressed, learn better ways to handle frustration and anger and he will never get that if you remain silent. You should not have to live in fear. CPS does want to help protect child if a parent doesnt treat them right. I even had some unknown relative hear something my two year old babbled about and misunderstood it to mean she was abused in some way and called CPS. They paid us a surprise visit to check on us. They have to actually catch witnessing a bad situation in order to so something. SO if you're badly bruised from this beating, some else needs to see this, so either show it to the school nurse in a photo or ask about how to go about giving them proof of the beating you got. I always disciplined my children but if sent to their room and repeatly came out no matter how many more restrictions I gave and they didnt care, sometimes, it took a spank with the hand as a last resort to get their attention. And I'd slap my thigh several times to get the intensity right, enough to sting before transfering the hand to a slap on their behind. So they knew what was coming when they saw me begin slapping myself about 4 times to get it consistent and put the same energy into what i delivered to them. It always worked and they knew I meant business but they never now as adults feel that was abusive. What they still complain about was their fathers verbal abuse. I wouldn't allow him to discipline at all because I didnt trust him to not get out of control, I would have called police if he raised a hand to them or me. I was a young mom and didn't understand then that verbal abuse is just as serious as physical abuse. You got both. And Dad needs help from other adults. So the best thing you can do out of love for him is to do whatever it takes to restore your relationship with Dadd so you no longer fear him and he gets the help and counseling he needs.
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Not even a parent may hit you with anything other than a hand and then only on you bottom in the form of a spanking. Even in spanking there is a point when a spanking becomes abuse. By using a wooden plank to hit you, even if it was on your bottom, your father has committed child abuse in the eyes of the law.
It is understandable that you feel unsafe and you do not have to feel this way. You can do any of the following.
1. Pick up the phone and dial 911. Tell the call taker what has happened just as you have written to us. The call taker will stay on the phone and help will be sent to you.
2. If there is a fire station or police station near your home, take your sister and go there. Fire and police stations are safe havens for children. Tell the firefighters or police officers what you wrote to us.
IF the fire station is an manned station, in the front of the station will be a call box. Inside is a phone. Pick up the receiver and you will be connected to the dispatcher. Tell the dispatcher what you have written to us and help will be sent to the station.
3. Tomorrow in school tell a trusted teacher or your school principal what you have written to us. The fact that your dad hit you with a wooden plank and that you feel unsafe at home requires them to take action.
4. If you don't feel safe calling 911 from home and have a cell phone. Take your cell phone go outside and walk to the corner and call from their. Give the street names of where you are standing to the call taker and help will come to you.
It is because you feel unsafe in your home that I am giving you this advice. No one should ever feel unsafe in their own home.
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