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Mickey:
The girl, an adult now struggles with a relationship with her mother.
(26 April 2019)

Mickey:
She has made efforts to be a positive person in her kids lives but no apology or acknowledgement of the past was ever made.
(26 April 2019)

Mickey:
With less stress in her life she wasn't nearly as mean.
(26 April 2019)

Mickey:
Once the children grew up and moved out the mom became a nicer person.
(26 April 2019)

Mickey:
The mom feels that no abuse took place whatsoever and that she was a good mom.
(26 April 2019)

Mickey:
Her mother has never apologized and blamed the girl for the girl's problems.
(26 April 2019)

Mickey:
She was unable to be in intimate relationships with men as she trusted no one.
(26 April 2019)

Mickey:
At 16 she developed an eating disorder and her life was wrecked for the next 12 years as she struggled with a severe eating disorder that destroyed her life.
(26 April 2019)

Mickey:
The last time her mom hit her she was 21 years old.
(26 April 2019)

Mickey:
Her mother was mean and cold to her.
(26 April 2019)