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As I said to Night Stalker, I am in part playing devils advocate and trying to make sure people are looking at both sides of the issue...Im not trying to negate what you said Sauceman, but I am also trying to point out the realities of being a parent and the level of responsibility that entails..it can put quite a LOT of pressure on a person and they may vent that pressure on their children some times.
I had a lot of that growing up...but in my case my father and I made our peace after I moved out and earned my own way in the world....now I look back and see yeah he was pretty harsh (far harsher than what you said about your step dad) and a lot of the violence I suffered was needless or over reaction...but..I can see the pressure he was under at the time and all in all I think the hard environment made me a stronger person and it didn't do any long term damage to me. If you are 18 then all I can say is grin and bear it...don't harbor grudges and reassess the situation as it is now a few years down the line and look at it from his side of the fence.
At 18 you will probably amass many times the number of games you may have lost
and maybe less tme gaming as a kid will let you broaden your horizons a bit?
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