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I suspect you are right, freedom is what ultimately we would like, how we each attain that is probably rather different.
For me it was to prove beyond shadow of a doubt that what I saw and experienced many decades ago, did actually happen and that the person who told me it didn't and berated me for raising the issue, was totally and utterly wrong. He has been given his last chance to discuss the matter and right the wrongs, but this offer has only met with a tirade of more religobable abuse, so I find myself as some sort of MK orphan and although it is probably not what most people would want, for me it is freedom to be finally rid of the tormenting demon I had as a father.

So where to from here for one recently orphaned MK? There are other abusers who need to answer for their deeds, so that others can move on too, so in my own small way I will work with others to achieve this.

We will too!
And you can't be an orphan with so many brothers and sisters from this forum!
Maybe some are even old enough to be like a father???
Ahem!
At least we all CARE and APPRECIATE you!

Yes, we do!!

Mary and her little lamb
Sat watching the stars at night
Thinking being orphans
Is quite all right

Then in paddocks close
Well not to far away
They found extended family
In an internet sort of way

Some were also black sheep
Of families at war and prey
Others not quite white as snow
Sort of a pale shade of grey

So Mary and her lamb
Watching the stars at night
Think thats pretty cool
Watching with others stars twinkling bright

Bemused,

Old enough to be your mum but young enough to be a friend. Your decisiveness and humor has hit a spot with so many out there, your talent goes a long way. I am not going to tell anybody how clever you are when it comes to heart issues so I don't have to queue up.

My Kiwi cousin....with you being just across the ditch we are naturally related despite the odd
variations in our accent. You still can't say "fush n chups" properly but we can work on that.
We are told we can't chose your family and I beg to differ. Why do we tolerate behaviour from family
members that we would never tolerate from aquaintances/friends? What do we teach or loved ones/children by allowing their destruction in our lives/homes?

Bemused, you have cut one of the most destructive ties to your life which initially comes with it's own fallout BUT trust me the view from the top of the mountain is worth it.

Here's to the TRUTH....and living it!

Ha, ha. View from the mountain top ay? At my advanced age and level of decrepitude I'm lucky to get off the valley floor most days .
It's all right for our Australia cousins, a mountain to them is an oversized anthill, here it's an enormous thing with snow on the top and mountain climbling locally has lost its appeal due to recent siesmic activity making large boulders roll down into the valleys below.
Right better go fire up the zimmerframe, take the arthritis and senility tablets and do whatever I was going to do when I started to write this, except I can't remember what that was, bother old age.

The Man from Snowy River, Befused.
You the man!

Reminds me of how much we miss Sherpa Dude.
And OT who does appear from time to time in reincarnations.
You back yet, OT???

Dodge those boulders, B, and go to the top!
We're all behind you, so don't turn back.

As the great man Winston Churchill once said to a young man, don't walk behind me, walk beside me, believe me the view of my behind is not enviable, just ask Leo (our Lakeland Terrier) who rides round on the back of my bike and gets ample opportunity to view the aforementioned piece of anatomy. Pity can't put a picture of him on the bike on here, it is quite a sight (one cute and clever dog).
The man from Snowy River was from Australia. Large flattish dry country with lots of flies, but no earthquakes. As for dodging boulders, there is a 7 ton one on our neighbours bed (well was our neighbour, we all moved in a hurry), which went through his roof and a 12 ton one sitting on my land waiting for the next shake to complete its journey.
Oh enough of my woes, Leo is itching for his cycle ride and its a ride in the forest today, so lots of trees to you know what on