Parental relationships are scared. The love that a human gets from his or her parents is matchless! The purity of the affection and the tendency of a human to love unconditionally is only known through the parents. What would happen if the parents who are supposed to be your pillar, actually break you down to pieces?
This girl shared a tweet saying how grateful she is after leaving her house; an abusive father! This shocked many people.
moved out of my house and left my abusive father.
started a job but had no experience at all, got promoted within three months.
living on my own, paying my own bills and enjoying the freedom.
All I had to do was take a leap of faith and everything worked out, Alhamduliallah https://t.co/N2ZG85D0tM— iqra? (@probablyawake_) November 21, 2018
After her tweet went viral, we contact Iqra and asked her to share her tale. And upon hearing what she has to share, anyone would feel broken!
“She somehow managed to stand up again like a rock and decided to never look back to her past”
Here’s what she said:
“My parents split when I was 2/3 years old. I had no memories of my dad. I always heard stories of him from my mum and sister that how abusive he was and that is why mum left him. I never really believed any of it. I loved my mother a lot and she meant the world to me. But I did yearn for a father’s love in my life. I used to wish I could experience the love of my father as other daughters do. I always used to think “I wish I could somehow experience it, I wish he would change and come back into our lives”
“Even after knowing how he used to beat my mum every day and that resulted as my mum losing her 3rd child. But one side of me still wanted to believe he would change.”
“Then came the time when mother left us and we had nowhere to go but to our dad. This was the first time when I was actually gonna live with my father and get that father’s love I yearned for years, little did I know it was a mistake to think that. It still horrifies me to think of the time I moved in with dad. I was almost 14 and my sister was 17years old. We started living with dad in a rented house, devastated by our mum’s departure but hopeful because dad was by our side.”
“Within a few days, we realized, what our mom used to say. He started being violent over trivial things and would find reasons to punish us. And he would punish us for hours. The abuse would involve, mental, verbal and physical. Running away from torture my sister decided to marry and I was left alone. I was 16 only!”
“I was left alone with him, He would never spend a penny on me for anything except for food. He stopped me from studying or doing anything by saying that I am doing this to see guys.”
“I tried to kill myself thrice but even death didn’t want me”
damn im proud of myself
— iqra? (@probablyawake_) November 21, 2018
“After staying with him for 7 years, alone, I decided to change things and my best friend took me to a lawyer! At the Women’s Action Forum where they suggested me I should leave my dad immediately. One day when dad was not home I took my documents and left for a shelter home. There were other women too. Victims of domestic abuse. Living there was like living in a sweet prison. I stayed there for a couple months. Then I found myself a job!”
“The thought of my father and the past years spent with him still scares me. I don’t think I’m ever gonna get over the trauma… I really hope and pray that he never finds me.”
It takes courage to do what Iqra has done. She’s the best set example of standing up for yourself. Knowing that there would be no one to feed and take care of, she made sure that peace is being served to her. Kudos girl!
