Thank you for the sympathy. "What does not kill you, makes you stronger." —Nietche. He should have said "can make you stronger—if you let it."

Most abused children are raised by parents who were themselves abused. I managed to avoid that, mostly. (Nobody is a perfect parent.) How I did it, I'm still not sure.  At least that's the testimony of everyone else involved.

Raising a child well is the most difficult, heart-rending, and IMPORTANT thing a human can do.