<human>: Growing up, my father only told me the happy stories from his childhood. It wasn't until I was an adult that he self published a tell all book detailing his drunkenly abusive upbringing. He didn't publish the book to make money. He didn't do it to "stick it" to his abusive parents. Or bring shame on his family. He released it with the intentions of helping anyone and everyone who may have had the same experiences. It took a lot of courage for him to put his story out in the universe, and I gained a lot of respect for my dad. Particularly after learning so much about what shaped him into the man that he is today.

A few years down the line, a distant uncle of my father decided to google our shared last name and came across what my dad had written. In his oblivious shock and dismay, he spread the book through out my fathers immediate family. All of whom made a collective decision to claim my father was a liar, and that not one word in his book could have possibly been true. They have refused to speak to him, and only speak of him in the most negative and disgusting way possible. So I was left with a choice to make. Still interact with my aunts and uncles, who live inside of bubble of ignorance. And feel the constant need to defend my father, who has always been honest, loving, and caring. Or lose all ties with the only extended family I've ever had. 

Needless to say, I care too much about my father to not choose him(who btw, tried to get me to forgive them). This might not be the most difficult thing anyone has ever faced, but it has changed my life in a lot of ways. I'm well aware that I am the lucky one because my father chose to break the cycle.

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<bot>: My father published a tell all book about his drunken abusive parents, who later discovered it, called him a liar, and showed just how disgusting barely human beings they are.