-- Posted by Anonymous at 6:15 pm on July 10, 2008 We're an upper-middle class family, but that doesn't mean we don't have a history of domestic abuse. My dad was yelling at my mom this morning, and he started to push her around. I yelled at him, he yelled at me back and approached me, so I took a swing at his face. Then all hell broke loose. He started to go berserk but all I had to do stand near the doorway because he doesn't have the guts to use violence in public. After we all cooled down, I apologized for hitting him. I don't regret what I did because he's been hitting my mom for over 20 years, and this was the first time that I was able to physically pay him back. But man, it's gonna be awkward from now on. -- Posted by gregorymahony at 6:15 pm on July 10, 2008 PROTECT your mother -- Posted by ThatGuy411 at 6:15 pm on July 10, 2008 nice!! -- Posted by Fauna at 6:16 pm on July 10, 2008 good for you. -- Posted by TheX at 6:16 pm on July 10, 2008 IM PROUD OF YOU YOUNG ONE -- Posted by bigdperk1191 at 6:16 pm on July 10, 2008 i had a similar situation. believe me you will always feel akward now. -- Posted by Tiko310 at 6:16 pm on July 10, 2008 daym -- Posted by kristen16 at 6:16 pm on July 10, 2008 yea it will be odd but Im glad u stuck up for ur mom. Doesn't she do it though??? -- Posted by BrownSugaBaby at 6:16 pm on July 10, 2008 *claps* YOU GO HEAD!!! -- Posted by Pebbles123 at 6:17 pm on July 10, 2008 Your mom is stupid for not leaving. :( I want to stab people in the eye like him. -- Posted by Cake and Sodomy at 6:19 pm on July 10, 2008 That's good that you stuck up for your mom. -- Posted by Anonymous at 6:19 pm on July 10, 2008 Your mom is stupid for not leaving. :( What can she do though? She stuck by him through the tough years, and now that they're in the "comfy years", she at least deserves the financial benefits and social status that comes with being married to him (he's a doctor). Believe me, I would wish nothing more than for her to leave him, but that's really not possible at this point. -- Posted by Themouser at 6:19 pm on July 10, 2008 It deserves to be repeated, PROTECT YOUR MOTHER Its a natural response.  He is stronger, she is your mother.  It will be no more or less awkward than it has been for the last 20 years, just sorta different. And its good to apologize as well.  He is your dad after all.  But any guy should expect a son to defend his mother, deep down, he may even be proud of you for doing it.  Maybe now the reasons for the abuse can start to be addressed, now that he just can't steam roll over her anymore.  There are things that can be done to maybe save the marriage and them both enjoy their comfy years.  If not, then the comfy years only bring him more time to abuse her, and yes, she should leave.  No one deserves to live in fear and to be beat. -- Posted by forfallonyy at 6:19 pm on July 10, 2008 nicee -- Posted by Bubble girl at 6:19 pm on July 10, 2008 Good for you.  My older brother hit my dad cuz he pushed my mom through a door.  My mom left my dad.  and my brother and dad havn't talked sense. -- Posted by sexybrown0304 at 6:22 pm on July 10, 2008 Quote: from Pebbles123 at 6:17 pm on July 10, 2008 Your mom is stupid for not leaving. :( I want to stab people in the eye like him. fucking agreed -- Posted by tbonerskylar7 at 6:26 pm on July 10, 2008 Good job for protecting her. -- Posted by usblogger at 10:34 am on July 16, 2008 good job protecting your mom. how did she respond to that? -- Posted by hungryboi at 10:40 am on July 16, 2008 I hope your dad will look back someday when he gets really old and regret his entire life and what he did to your mother and how much of a man you were to stand up to him.  Guilt and regret can kill him from inside out. -- Posted by 721 at 12:02 pm on July 18, 2008 you did the right thing! -- Posted by Charolastra at 2:36 am on July 19, 2008 Quote: from Pebbles123 at 9:17 pm on July 10, 2008 Your mom is stupid for not leaving. :( easier said than done, it's very hard for people to leave emotionally and/or physically abusive relationships -- Posted by ManicD at 4:25 pm on Sep. 9, 2008 Now he knows you will stand up to him, you might not have to do it again, maybe just stepping foward will be enough to stop him -- Posted by theleger at 10:40 pm on Sep. 16, 2008 man you got balls. i hit my dad as well. however the fact that you had the balls to apologize to him, makes you much more of a man than myself at the time. my dad used to hit my sister and my mom.  then one day he cocked back like he was going to hit me, and i ducked and weaved and cocked him with a big left hook, and he went down.  he never touched me, or my mom or sister again.  its been three years since he talked to me, and three years since i tried to talk to him. and after reading your story, i called him, and spoke to him, and apologized, and he got up and came over, and apologized to me, and we talked for 3 hours.  things will never be the same, but the healing process has to start somewhere.  good luck to you.