This sounds so familiar!
Tiggergirl same things happened to us with the soap, it was a bamboo cane for us though! but from my dad, when i told my mum the other day she couldnt even remember!
Mnko! You need to do what you feel is right for you!
We had bad things happen when we were young my dad was kicked out by my mum when i was 8, my little brother was 3 and my older disabled brother was 12, we went to see him under supervision for a while, then on our own, when i was 18 he hit me infront of my brothers, I havent spoken to him since, i hate him and will never want to see him again, my younger brother now works for him and my older brother sees him on a weekend! At the end of the day it is our own individual decision to make, you need to decide if you can forgive him for what he did to you, and if the answer is yes then maybe you should get in contact with him, but be prepared for it to not go according to plan if you do!
My thoughts are with you! x