Child Abuse Story From
Cody

Cody is from Douglas, Wyoming, USA

The following child abuse story from Cody depicts: physical abuse and emotional abuse

The child abuse effects on Cody: poor social skills, shyness, poor self-esteem, fear of telling, no friends, estrangement from her biological mother, Cody now lives with her father and stepmother

Hi my name is Cody. My story begins when I was five or six and I lived with my mom and dad. I was forced to do anything my mom wanted. She was lazy and messy, and me and my brother had to do as she said or she would smack, strangle or just hit us. We had to scrub the floor, and if we did anything wrong she would hit us with her belt, but she would use it like a whip. She also just spanked us with the metal part of the belt. It was horrible for me and my brother. She was also mean. We never did anything but go to school and come home and do her bidding all day long. She even made me stay up all night to help her clean the carpet. I can't really explain everything, but it was harsh and I'm not really telling everything because I'm still afraid. I hope one day I will learn to live with it.

Now I'm trying to put a life together. It's hard because I had no friends when I was little because I had no time for them. I have very bad social skills. I'm very shy. I'm so shy, I go swimming in the local pool and end up paying and leaving.

Right now I live with my loving dad and stepmother, who is more of a mother to me than that lady who birthed me. I love them dearly, and I don't talk to my real mom anymore.