yes Morgana spot on. My mother was unfaithful for much of her married life, my twin brother and I were born 7 & 8 out of 10 children. My father always told me I was a B*** but I was to young to know what it meant.
He regularly beat my brother(who wet the bed up to 15 years of age) and beat me every opportunity he found any excuse. My mother never interfered, I can not remember a hug or a kiss from her and I used to pray that one day someone would come along and rescue me and adopt me.
I went to a grammar school but with every success in my studies he would beat me. When I was 15 I was told to report to the headmasters office and was shocked to see my father there, he said I had to leave school and I stupidly said "No I have to stay on to do my GCSE because I wanted to train as a nurse".
He's response was " No, if you became a nurse you would be no better than a prostitute, a factory is good enough for you" My father was a police officer! so had a responsible career. So my youngest brother had a lucky escape and yes I did eventually become a nurse! through hard work and determination.
