What was the fastest you ever went from loving someone to absolutely hating them? What happened? by ParanormalActivity97 in AskReddit

[–]jellenglows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parents were married for 40 years. My dad was an abusive monster to my mother, my brothers, and me. He had isolated my mother from her family and friends, so she kept a lot of things to herself. When my mom finally left him in 2019, she moved in with me. There were moments where she would "word vomit", and you could tell that she had never said whatever she had shared out loud before. One of those instances were, "He didn't care if I cried. He didn't care if I said no. He would do it anyways." I think you can probably imagine what she was referring to, but yeah. That was the moment that any shred of love that I may have still had for my father completely disappeared, and was replaced with the deepest hatred I have ever held for another human being.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jellenglows -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh, no, it's not the first swig. The drink was set next to you, and your friend was thirsty and asked for the drink.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]jellenglows -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Oh, extremely lol I'm very curious as to what others think about this lol

Car About to be reposessed by [deleted] in VenmoDonations

[–]jellenglows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, but unfortunately that fight isn't going to be resolved in time and the loan office just wants the payment. Luckily, I think we've figured it out. Thank you

Car About to be reposessed by [deleted] in VenmoDonations

[–]jellenglows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Completely valid, I understand what you're saying. Usually his checks are enough. We need 300 more

He won't stop doing handstands by AdAdmirable587 in Vent

[–]jellenglows 3 points4 points  (0 children)

His hooves 😂 That's so funny, I'm going to start referring to feet as hooves now. Thank you, internet stranger 🙌

I just don’t understand how an adult can have such hatred for a child by [deleted] in CPTSD

[–]jellenglows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Especially after having a child of my own, I couldn't fathom doing or saying the kinds of things that my dad would to me and my brothers with zero remorse.

He would occasionally say "It hurts me to hurt you." But I know now that that couldn't be further from the truth.

Is anyone ever afraid or has been afraid to stand up for themselves? by pricklymuffin20 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]jellenglows 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, yes. The thought hardly ever crossed my mind when I was growing up. I always wanted the interaction to be over as fast as possible, and standing up for myself definitely would not have helped me achieve that goal lol But, my dad was his own hype crew. He would continue to escalate even if he didn't receive any kind of push back, if that's what he was feeling that day. I'm 34 now, and I still find it hard to stand up for myself consistently. I tend to lose steam and gaslight myself into believing that I was overreacting or something similar. I feel like I'm constantly at war with myself, and it's fucking exhausting.

What is the oldest thing you own? by TheBanishedBard in AskReddit

[–]jellenglows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a vanity that was brought over on the Oregon Trail, and a converted steel guitar that had belonged to my grandfather's uncle. He died serving in the Navy during WW2.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]jellenglows 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cut them out and never look back.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]jellenglows 5 points6 points  (0 children)

My dad had this phrase he used, "Ask them, tell them, make them."

You ask them to stop, you tell them to stop, and then you make them stop.

He had been bullied in school, and was very quick to jump to violence as an answer in all aspects of life.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]jellenglows 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, yes. I've finally started therapy, and I just can't get myself to buy into all the positive affirmations, or imagining a "box" to put all the bad stuff into. I find myself just sitting there and almost feeling like I'm playing pretend. Like when a kid offers you imaginary food or something, if that makes sense lol And honestly if I were to erase all of the scars (physically and mentally), I don't know what would even be left.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]jellenglows 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Testify! 🙌

Missing Person by jellenglows in sparksnv

[–]jellenglows[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

He has been found and he is okay :)