Child Abuse Story From Anonymous

by Anonymous
(United Kingdom)

I don't really know if I have been physically abused, but it seems like it is the case. I was born in England. I have one brother who is about 2 1/2 years older than me. I just remember whenever we were naughty, instead of being told off and being sent to our rooms, my dad hit us with a belt and started swearing at us. He would also hit us and leave marks. No one at school said anything, but I faintly remember my mum saying one of the neighbours came asking if we were ok.

When I got a bit older, maybe about 7 or 8, my mum and dad got divorced because he used to get violent, smash mirrors tried to hit my mum over the head with a pan, and was always swearing and screaming.

Then when I was with my mum, if we made her mad she would start swearing and would drive off in the car (I don't no where) for about an hour, and leave us in the house by ourselves. I remember her saying she wishes we were never born and we were a big mistake.

One time we were in the car, I can't remember what we did, but she got real angry and drove dead fast. I was really scared. She said she'd had enough and was putting is in-care. She never did though.

Also, I remember waking up in the middle of the night when I was about 9 to my dad screaming and swearing, trying to kick the door down of our house. Luckily the police came and put him in the cells overnight.

Anyway, that's about as much as I remember, and like I said, I'm not sure if it was abuse.

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