Child Abuse Story From 15 Year Old Boy

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Child Abuse Story From 15 Year Old Boy

by Name Undisclosed
(USA)

my mother has abused me and she has been charged with it by CYS having me removed from her home. And that was not the only time once she wacked me across the knuckles with a metal serving spoon. and just recently she has threatened to hit me with a hammer if I didn't shut my mouth. And her husband recently was arguing with me over a medication that the doctor told me that was within my discretion on whether i wanted to take it. As this result he got physical with me and i grabbed the wall in my room and was ripped off it and i have a bruise that goes from my shoulder to my thumb. Then he continued to take me down stairs and in the middle of them and dropped me and i fell down the last 8 stairs. I got two bruises on my back one on my shoulder and on my middle back. then he continued to try to pick me up after. and as a result i kicked him in the groin as self defense. and he slapped me with an open hand and gave me a bloody nose. As a result i slapped him back, in the face with an open hand and he punched me in the left jaw and it was swollen. And then i cursed at him and i realized he was going to hit me and i tried to block my face.and he came up from under and caught me below the eye. went to school the next day and got taken down to the guidance office and got picked up by the county state police and rode in the back of an ambulance to the hospital. then got a court order to be taken to my grandma's house till court to see what happens.

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Oct 17, 2011

To 15-year-old boy:
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

My first comment is to applaud the guidance counsellor for reporting your condition to the proper authorities. I can only hope you are still in a safe place, and that Child Protective Services and other authorities will ensure you stay in a safe place. I understand your need to fight this man—if one can call him a man—but by fighting and cursing him, even when fighting him was in self-defense, the repercussions on you can be severe. I don't recommend fighting back, for the simple reason that adults have all the power. And not just physical power...power that can get you locked up, put into detention. And they can lie to get that to happen; I know this from personal experience. Courts all too often take the word of the adults over the child or adolescent; and that can spell a lot of trouble for you. When there are challenges in the environment you live in, challenges that you know are going to escalate into physical abuse, or after an abusive episode happens, please contact Child Help at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) in order to talk to someone. They are staffed 24/7 with professionally trained counsellors who will listen to you. They are not a reporting agency, although they can help you through the process of reporting if you decide to disclose the abuse. Visit their website by copying & pasting the following URL into your browser: http://www.childhelp.org/get_help

What you've had to endure is just wrong. Your mother and her husband are deeply troubled. They lash out at you because of their own unresolved childhood problems, and because as an adolescent, you're an easy target. What's important now is that you be smart. That means being respectful and true to Who You Really Are. That will take you a lot further than getting physical. Take the high road rather than getting caught up in the same dysfunction and lashing out behaviour of your mother and her husband. Reach out for any help that's available to you: counselling is a great place to start. Stay safe, and I thank you for sharing your story with my visitors and me.

Darlene Barriere
Webmaster: www.child-abuse-effects.com
author. speaker. survivor. coach
From Victim to Victory, a memoir

Oct 17, 2011

Ouch
by: Cassidy

Wow that was hard to say the least. Hope you are ok and I do know how you feel. I went through it to, shame on your mom and stepdad on hurting you. I hope your life is better and god bless

Oct 26, 2011

Just a thought.
by: Anonymous

Firstly, I want to say that I am proud that during the physical altercation between you and that man, you defended yourself. That is something I never had the courage to do. I am very glad the guidance counselor reported what she suspected was going on. For so many, something like that could have saved their lives, yet they never received that help. I think you are a very brave young man for disclosing this, and I hope you are proud of yourself. You deserve much better. I can't stress enough how important it is that you are very open and honest with the county people and court and whatnot. The difference between staying quiet and keeping open can save, or worsen your life. Know that. Be strong. I wish the best for you.

Dec 22, 2011

Way to go
by: Bruce

Ordinarily, I would not advise a boy to fight back against a man, especially one who is not even related to you. However, I'm proud that you defended yourself. I hope and pray that you never have to do so again. I often wish I would have defended myself against my father's rage and violence.

Hats off to your teacher who immediately recognized abuse of some sort and took you to guidance. And again, good that they made the right decision to work with local authorities and get you the hell out of that house. (Not a "home" at all). Shame on your mother for not doing something, anything, to protect her son from the monster she brought into what should have been the safety of your home. I hope she dumps the guy and gets some counselling for herself and that she may hope that someday, she will be able to try to rebuild her relationship with you.

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