Why do i feel guilty about calling the police on my dad and sending him to jail?

[Sierra]

It's family ties. It's your blood. It can hurt to call them out on their actions (parents suffer a lot when they spank their kids. Or so i heard.) but though you may not see it right now and feel all this guilt just making it hard to breathe, you did well. You were strong enough to take yourself and your mom out of a vicious cycle that she probably never gathered enough strength and courage to get herself out of. If you and your father do end up in court and you feel that you just can't look at him while confessing every calamity you suffered because of him, don't let his glares intimidate you. He was going to suffer the same pain he caused others one way or the other anyways. Tell the judge that he is putting psychological pressure on you.(if you're a minor.) He will be asked to leave. While you may feel that you betrayed your own family, but you really saved yourself and the people you love.