That's good that your out of it then. I had a similar experience, my stepfather was really adamant about respect. He valued it over everything, he didn't care if we hated him or that we were unhappy or whatever else. I don't think he realized that we didn't respect him, we were just too scared to go against him. His father was pretty awful, that's probably what made him this way.
Like your parents my stepdad eventually changed and apologized as well.
What do you think of people spanking/whooping their kids?
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That's good that your out of it then. I had a similar experience, my stepfather was really adamant about respect. He valued it over everything, he didn't care if we hated him or that we were unhappy or whatever else. I don't think he realized that we didn't respect him, we were just too scared to go against him. His father was pretty awful, that's probably what made him this way.
Like your parents my stepdad eventually changed and apologized as well.