A New Ending to an Old Tortured Story

A few weeks ago
Filled with Joy
I made contact with my dad
after 30 years apart

Earlier this month
We visited him at his home in Waco
and had some good moments and some sad

I hoped it would be a new beginning
But it was not to be...

I can forgive past hurts
I can use compassion and empathy to understand another's viewpoints
But allowing someone to continue to ridicule and belittle you or your family
is to enable abuse -and that I will not do

So, today, I ended this tortured tale

3 times he walked away -
when I was a baby, when I was a teen, and when I was a young adult
This time, I walked away

The ridicule and snide remarks end now
a new and final ending to this old and tortured story

9/26/14
Deb Simpson

A New Ending to an Old Story

A few weeks ago, I reunited with my dad
Soon after, we visited him in Waco
I hoped we could make a new start
But it was not to be

I can forgive a lot of things
I can put aside past hurts
I can find compassion and empathy
And understand others viewpoints

But understanding past hurts is different
Than allowing it to continue
That is a form of abuse
and that I will not tolerate

So, today I ended my relationship with my dad

He walked away from me 3 times
When I was a baby, when I was a teen and when I was a young adult
This time, I walked away

A new and final ending to an old and tortured story