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Child Abuse Story From Alice

by Alice J.
(California, USA)

My Unhappy Life! 
My mom didn't know better. She was 16 when she first had my big sister, then my big brother and then me...finally my younger sister! My older sister and brother had a different dad that got into drugs and was mentally ill. She left him and met my dad.

At first she thought he was a nice guy, until he started beating my bro. I got beaten too, but not as bad as my big bro. My bro couldn't do anything or he would get beat.

I remember one day when we were outside playing. The neighbor broke a window. He blamed it on my bro. My dad made him stand in a corner and wet the belt and told him to pull down his pants. He beat him whip after whip...my bro was begging him to stop, but he didn't. My mom couldn't do anything cuz he also beat her.

One time, he was high and tried to hit her with a beer bottle, but he missed and broke the window. The neighbors called the cops and took him to jail. I haven't seen him in 10 years.

This next story, I was touched by Dad's friend. I looked up to his friend. He was "cool". Well, I had finished eating and was finishing my Kool-Aid. I went outside and my dad was drunk. He gave me half of the beer. I went inside again. I was so buzzed. I saw my dad's friend follow me. We sat at the table. My mom was sleeping with my l'il sis. He then started touching my chest and then trying to go lower. I was 4...my mom came in before he could do anything else.

That night, I was dreaming I was being touched over and over again...I woke up and threw up. He was sent to jail when I was 11. I never saw him again.

This story, I was sexually abused I was 7. I had gone to my cousin's house for a little while. I looked up to my cousin because he was soooo nice to me. He took me into his room and he asked, "You wanna play under-the-sheets with me?" I said I didn't know how to play. He told me just to take off my pants and undies. So I listened. He then fingered me. I told him to stop. After, he told me not to tell or he would hit me. So I kept everything a secret.

I turned 13 last month, in April!

I love you Danny (my big bro). You're the best thing that ever happen to me!

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May 19, 2008
No more secrets...
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

Alice, I'm so glad that you have a close relationship with your brother. Relationships such as these can truly be helpful in getting through some of the most difficult times. We all need a support system.

But Alice, as close as you are to your brother, you need to confide in a trusted adult about the sexual assaults that have happened to you. Don't keep what has happened to you a secret for one more second. If you can't talk to your mother, consider speaking with a teacher or a counsellor at school. Better yet, contact Child Help at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). They are staffed 24/7 with professionally trained counsellors who will listen to you. Although they are not a reporting agency, they can help you through the process of reporting if you decide to disclose the sexual abuse you've had to endure.

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

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