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Message: <blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 9743361" data-attributes="member: 6779310">Many of us had friends go through it.It existed. It was, and in some places, still is, accepted behavior.My buddy from high school, D.C., was abused to begin with. RPGs were an escape from the horribly psychologically abusive mother. When she found out, she went sideways. After high school, she used a particular cult, forced him into a marriage he never wanted. He was far from the worst.Another, J.B.B., was threatened with physical abuse by her step father; she was 19. My gaming group moved her out of his house. he hurled verbal abuse at all of us, especially since the cops he called held him at gun point. After he threatened physical violence, he was cuffed and stuffed. Judge let him out 3 hours later. that was 1990.Another, C, his dad, a GD-LTH marine, complained C wasn't even playing the "Manly ones"... C was playing Robotech with D.C. and a mutual friend. His dad respected D&D, but not SciFi of any sort.That was the 90's. In 2010, a student complained about his Palladium Books being burned by their parents. Complaint passed to the principal, who passed it on to DFYS. Another student complained about being whipped with a belt for playing D&D, about 2004. Complaint passed to principal. I have no further information.Early 80's... A.G. wasn't allowed to have the books, but his mom didn't mind him playing. Just didn't want the art anywhere near her kids by her then-current husband. (not AG's father.)</blockquote>

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