advice

okay - this isn't easy, hence the anon.

Basically, I am now at uni, but when I was at home I had a lot of problems with my family, particularly with my dad. basically, me and him used to argue horribly, and sometimes it would end with him just hitting me until I just shut up. This didn't happen every day, or every week, but just every now and again... I was never was badly hurt, just nastily bruised. Even as I write this it sounds bad, but I've always thought he's ultimately a nice guy - he has many friends, makes good money etc - and I am not always a pleasant daughter...

The thing is, I have never ever spoken to anyone about this. my mum and my sisters know what's happened, but I am the oldest, and the least likeable. But more and more what's happened on my mind and I need to talk sometimes... otherwise I feel I'll just go mad. The thing is tho, even one who knows my family thinks we're the ****ing waltons but really we're not. I can't talk to my friends - they'll prob meet my dad sometime and I just couldn't stand it...

has anyone else been in this situation? who did you talk to - and how did you move on?