I know a girl with an abusive father. A good friend of mine is really good friends with her, and he tells me about the abuses her father commits. He's contemplating loving her dad up because of some of the things he's done to her.
He's told me more than once that he beats her, and that when she received offers of soccer scholarships, her father forbade her from participating in soccer.
This isn't to say that your situation isn't forgeted up, but it could certainly be worse.