Hello po. I share my story to show that no matter what challenge life throws at us we are very capable of dealing with it no matter how dire it may seem. I have already forgiven my step dad for what he did to me and my step mom has explained why he was like that. I later learned later that it also broke my step dads heart when I left. Sometimes we just have to learn how deal with the different ways parents show their love. He was overly protective of me my step mom explained it was fatherly love, though love.