This is the first time that I am going to tell this story to people. I am sharing this story because when I heard it for the first time it opened my eyes and heart to many things. Most of all it made me realize that if I am going to bring a life into this world I better be ready to give my 100% and more to make sure I do the correct thing in every aspect of this new life that I bring into this world.
I come from a pretty big family. My mom and dad had five girls and one boy, but before they brought us into this world my parent's lives were not very pleasant. Both of my parents lives were all about work and physical and verbal abuse. All this started early in life for them. They grew up in a world where they were surrounded by alcohol. Their parents only knew how to take care of the anger and problems by drowning out their emotions with alcohol or by beating their children. I am pretty sure, based upon accounts from both my mom and dad, that my grandparents parents were as abusive to them as they were to my parents
Love was the last thing that my parents received. The only love they really received was from family members that would come to visit once in a blue moon. My parents grew up with the idea that the only way to get away from this abuse and harsh life was to run away at a very young age and find happiness.
The one thing that both of my parents had in mind was that if they ever had children of their own they would end the vicious cycle of abuse and harsh life that they had grown up with. My parents did not have much money at all, but they were both very hard working people. They learned to stretch every cent that they had. They had 6 children and none of us was ever beaten or abused by our parents. Because of their upbringing though it was hard for them to show affection. I could say though that I was and always will be thankful for them having chosen to end the cycle of abuse. Nobody in this world should be treated or treat someone in the way that they were treated. My parents decided to make a change and I and my sisters and brother thank them for that.
Araceli this is a sad story specially because there is still people being abused. Sometimes they need help but don't know from where to get it. It sounds like your parents would be great parents. That is wonderful that they didn't come out to be like their parents and make a stop with your family.
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