He kept somewhat pornographic magazines in the bathroom, although not always on the top of the magazine pile, but they were out where a curious child could find them. He and I would sometimes spoon on the couch, clothed. Like tracing his finger down my back in shapes.

I remember he would also 'tickle' my back while I was laying down. That's all I remember about the wrestling. He would wrestle with me and pin me down and then cover my mouth with his hand.

Wondering if what I went through as a child & teen with my father counts as sexual abuse.Īs a child, it started off with my father 'wrestling' with me.