He wanted to know what he owed his parents after an abusive childhood.
This sounds very harsh, but I feel that they renounced their kinship to you and your allegiance to them when they victimized you.
The work of Dave Pelzer, a survivor of horrific childhood abuse, will provide a valuable perspective. Pelzer’s writing about healing and forgiveness will inspire you. Start with his book “A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness” .Several times since you answered, when I had occasion to disclose my history to close friends, I told them about how I keep a strong boundary around my parents and do not intend to do much for them as they age.
I believe each of my parents was fully aware of how difficult my early life had been, and how responsible they were for that.
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