It's normal but not healthy. I've been through kind of the same thing myself. My mom married twice, the second time to my current Stepfather. In the beginning he seemed like a good father figure but after getting married the man completely changed his colors. He became verbally and psychologically abusive, making me and my brother absolutely miserable throughout childhood. The man is also a supremely addicted gambler, dragging my mom into this addiction as well.
The thing that baffles me most is that my mom is well-aware that her second husband is a deadbeat but yet even to this day, she's still with him. I don't understand this and it drove me crazy before.
You know what though? I'm not going to make that same mistake my mom made. I'm going to be the strong person that my mom could never be. I refuse to let my negative feelings and my resentment towards this man run my life.
That's my advice to you. Be the strong person that your dad and this woman could never be.
I'm still hurt, angry, bitter and its been 10 years, Is this crazy?
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It's normal but not healthy. I've been through kind of the same thing myself. My mom married twice, the second time to my current Stepfather. In the beginning he seemed like a good father figure but after getting married the man completely changed his colors. He became verbally and psychologically abusive, making me and my brother absolutely miserable throughout childhood. The man is also a supremely addicted gambler, dragging my mom into this addiction as well.
The thing that baffles me most is that my mom is well-aware that her second husband is a deadbeat but yet even to this day, she's still with him. I don't understand this and it drove me crazy before.
You know what though? I'm not going to make that same mistake my mom made. I'm going to be the strong person that my mom could never be. I refuse to let my negative feelings and my resentment towards this man run my life.
That's my advice to you. Be the strong person that your dad and this woman could never be.