@scalingstories: u/lalu014 After I told my dad and stepmom about my engagement, their response triggered me to suddenly remember years of repressed childhood memories, and now I do not know how to move forward with our relationship. Plus one update. 0:00 Original Post 15:18 Update (3 Months Later) #scalingstories #minecraftparkour #reddit #redditreadings #redditstories
"You told your stepmother she's not your mom when you were 4 so all the abuse you suffered was valid" 🙄
2025-07-29 19:25:23
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esill :
I can't understand how someone can do this to another human being, especially a child.
2025-07-29 18:08:59
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shelley skky 🕷️ :
I’m sorry I can’t get past the Benadryl thing… she was 100% being drugged. No one gives their child Benadryl so often that they forget things. For allergies. Like??
2025-07-29 20:42:26
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rer :
“you had it out for her” she was 4????
2025-07-29 19:27:12
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GlitchedEmber 🇳🇿🍉 :
my therapist says that when your brain returns repressed memories it means that you're capable of dealing with that trauma now but it'll always be hard.
2025-07-29 19:09:38
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Brimwolf :
The moment I heard she took Benadryl so much my heart dropped 😫
2025-07-29 18:38:14
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Miriam Espitia :
I get the feeling that they never stopped treating her bad, just she didn't registered it as mean. It was so normal for OP, that couldn't click it until the engagement comment.
2025-07-29 18:31:51
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bee 💙🌌 :
sorry, did OPs dad just blame her for her abuse bc she said her stepmom wasnt her mom WHEN SHE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD????
2025-07-29 21:03:29
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Irene :
When you were 4 😒, I feel like SM pushed for mommy right away and op was a 4 yr old who said um no like a small child would. As for all of this, I hope op finds happiness free of these stressful people
2025-07-29 18:18:54
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Kelly :
Step mum treats her that way because she exists. She was born before her own daughter. Step mum is angry and resentful towards op.
2025-07-29 19:45:48
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On the Rocks Lapidary Art :
The way the dad doubled and then tripled down was insane. I can't even imagine how OP felt hearing that. Wishing her well. 🥀
2025-07-29 18:49:13
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hannahdigi21 :
it’s not a battle when it’s an adult vs a child. i feel so bad for op.
2025-07-29 18:37:10
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🔻 starbiits 🍉 📚 :
second commenter was fantastic omg
2025-07-29 18:57:14
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Tessa C :
Your brain blocks out trauma that is to much for you to handle. It’s a trauma response. I know friends in extensive therapy to try and get them back and work through them. I’m so sorry girl
2025-07-29 18:13:26
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𝔰𝔨𝔶𝔩𝔞𝔯 :
narcissists prayer was the best explanation i could've ever seen for this
2025-07-29 20:10:19
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moonknight :
This HAS to be dissociation, coming from someone with 3 diagnosed dissociation disorders
2025-07-29 20:53:20
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elliotasher185 :
OP a better person than me. The way I wouldn't have "stepped away" but made sure the bridges weren't just burned, but damn near atomized if all possible 😭
2025-07-30 20:31:48
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Tav :
“It’s all your fault cause you didn’t call stepmom mom” bruh she was beefing with a toddler/child
2025-07-30 00:37:43
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MicroHabits :
I too suddenly reversed childhood memory blocks when getting married. Partner made me feel safe for the first time & my body finally felt safe enough to process. It’s a really sobering experience
2025-07-29 19:33:04
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Jade :
Repressed memories are really really hard when you remember them. Remembering what my dad did to me did a similar thing. I was incredibly angry for a very very long time and decided I don’t deserve to deal with that ever again. Nobody deserves that.
2025-07-29 18:13:06
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Jae :
I’m guessing her psyche forced her to bury these memories because of how painful they are. Memory is such an amazing and important facet of life but it’s dependent on many factors such as emotions, encoding, and retrieval. There’s a good chance her brain pushed these memories down because she had to live with the person who caused all this pain
2025-07-29 18:09:54
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millie<3 :
op is saying "was" but it still seems like she is the same way?
2025-07-29 18:30:21
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やれやれだぜ :
Yet the stepmom’s family did nothing to help OP
2025-07-29 22:29:40
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Sade Alexis :
I often miss the parent I thought I had. Growing up and realising what they did to the little kid I was makes me feel so hateful
2025-07-29 21:39:03
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Dennys™ :
i hate people who just forgive and forget abuse it doesn't matter that shes "changed", realistically they never do, she still bullied and tormented a literal child her entire childhood i cant even listen to the rest of this story
2025-07-29 22:45:32
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