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Child Abuse Story From Alex1

by Alex
(Texas, USA)

I wish that it wouldn't happen. I wish that I didn't have to come home from school every day and have to go into my room a few hours later to either kick my trash can out of the way in my room to sit in the corner and cry for the longest time, or curl up into a ball on my bed and cry until my mother can actually try to break my door down to talk to me. Actually, I have many wishes, mainly most of them being to have a change in my life:

  1. I wish that my mother actually knew what psychological and emotional child abuse meant so she would know that she is doing it to both her children
  2. That my dad was here
  3. That my once-stepfather would stop seeing my mother
  4. That my brother would be safe from both of his parents
  5. That people would stop saying, "Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
I have a lot of wishes that include my half-brother's parents, but those are my main ones. I've always wished that I could live with my Christian grandfather, get away from all of this mess, and stay a Christian and not cry every day. I mean, he lives in the same city. But then again, my mother said that I have to stop running away from my problems...but then again, she added "you selfish brat" to the end of that.

I'm too young to be worrying. I worry about my brother. I worry about school. I worry that my teacher may call CPS to tell them what I told him (I told him the whole story) and I worry about myself.

And guess what, I'm in middle school.

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Child Abuse Story From Alex1

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Nov 27, 2008
Your teacher MUST report...
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

Alex, your teacher has both a moral and legal obligation to report the abuse you disclosed. It is necessary in order to help keep you safe. There can be NO secrets when it comes to child abuse, Alex, otherwise the abuse goes on and children—YOU—will be forced to continue to endure what should not be endured. No one can help you until the proper agencies are contacted. You and your brother deserve to be safe, Alex. Neither of you deserve to be so mistreated. And the only way to get any of your "wishes" to come true is if CPS gets involved to help you both.

I strongly urge you to contact Child Help at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) in order to talk to someone about the abuse you are still dealing with. 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 to the proper agency if you decide to disclose the abuse yourself.

Thank you for sharing your story with my visitors and me.

Darlene Barriere
Violence & Abuse Prevention Educator
Author: On My Own Terms, A Memoir

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