Child Abuse Story From
Erin

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Erin is from Mudgreeaba, Queensland, Australia

The following child abuse story from Erin depicts: physical abuse, emotional abuse and sexual abuse

The child abuse effects on Erin: removed from the home into foster care, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and tendencies, promiscuity

I was about 6 when it all started to happen. My parents divorcedwhen i was 4, my first memories is when my mum and dad would be yelling ateach other though they'd never hurt me. I moved to Qld [Queensland] when i was 4 with my mumolder sis 6 and younger bro 2. The next 2years were fine though my mumstruggled to put food on the table and was very depreesed we spent alot of timeat my grandparents place (they were foster carers) one of the boys that shelooked after raped me. My sis however got raped by two of them this happeneduntil i was 7.

when my mum met peter (my step dad) he was really nice, take usplaces give us choclates that's until he married my mum. Thats when i was 6. hewas very abusive always calling us (sis & bro) names whenever we'd do somethinghe didn't like he'd get the metal chains with hooks to hold up pot plants tothe roof and hit us with them. The abuse continued until i was about 11. Bythat time he didn't do it to my sis and i as much as he used to he would justcall us things but that was still pretty hurtful. My bro got it the worstthough he get beaten everyday he would have dark blue bruises on him the sizeof softballs. He'd always wear jumpers and stuff to cover his bruisers. Peterstarted molesting my sis and i when i was 12 my sis got molested when she was12 also but her's started 2years before it started happening to me. Themolestation continued for about 6months until i couldn't live any longer. Mysis and i came into foster care and i tryed to kill myself for a year and ahalf, i also turned to self mutilation and sex to fill in my needs.

4years haspassed now i have a wonderfull boyfriend and life i still have suicidalthoughts but i get through it.