Is OTHER wrong in the post ? POST : Long story short. My mother was physically and mentally abusive to me from my earliest memories. She hit, kicked, screamed at and talked shit about me non-stop. I knew she hated me, and I thought it was my fault. 

Years later, some family drama takes place. I went NC with mother as soon as I left the house, but the rest of my family did not. During this dramatic turn, I am appalled to hear my sibs and father wax rhapsodic about how wonderful mother was. I tried to ignore it, but it just kept getting piled higher and deeper. Finally I sorta growled “She was an evil, abusive old woman trying to buy her way into heaven.”

Holy shit, everyone lost it on me. Even my little brother, who I’ve talked to about this in the past, was like “I don’t agree with you, your experience was different than mine.” No kidding, Mr Golden Child. 

Am I the asshole for feeling like my family is still making excuses for mother, and treating me like I’m wrong to feel the way I do?