Rachel McCord reflects on overcoming her traumatic childhood

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Cosmopolitan magazine, AnnaLynne explained that the sisters grew up in 'an extremely religious and conservative' home, and they had been home-schooled by their parents. 'My parents believed in strict "discipline," as they called it - I would call it abuse.

The punishments were painful and ritualistic,' the 35-year-old wrote. 'We would have to bend over the bed, sometimes with our pants down, arms outstretched, and get spanked - with a ruler in our younger years and later with a paddle that my parents bought when they thought the ruler wasn't strong enough. 'Naturally, their upbringing has caused the stars to have a complicated relationship with their parents as Rachel tearfully confirmed to DailyMail.

com: 'I don't speak to my dad. That's a tough one because I think that everyone deserves their dad, you know? That's a gap in my life and it makes me really sad. 'Reflecting on her last interaction with her father, Rachel continued: 'I sent him a text not too long ago, and I just said, "I forgive you and I'll always love you".  'I think for me I had to release in that way. . . .

It's sad that that he can't be a part of my future for the foreseeable timeframe. I don't know what the future will hold, but I think that that's a tough one. 'She added: 'In that moment, I was like having this whole beautiful prayer moment and I felt really compelled in my spirit just to send that message.