Child Abuse Story From Ashley R

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Child Abuse Story From Ashley R

by Ashley
(North Carolina, USA)

Im going to be 16 in 2 days. My dad usually abuses me 1-2 a week. My mom always sides with him. I normally dont do anything wrong.. Even if im in the kitchen fixing something to eat, he comes in there and hits me. Ive had black and blue bruises all over my body. I cant take it anymore. Everyday i come home from school to being yelled at and physically abused. My mom sits there and watches it happen. I dont know what to do. My friend has offered to let me stay at her house but idk what will happen if i leave. Im scared i wont be able to get a car and support myself. I dont know what to do!!!!!

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Oct 16, 2011

Ashley:
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

The only help people who visit this site can provide is to either point you in the direction of an agency or to offer words of encouragement. Your father is seriously troubled, and is taking out his anger on you. Your mother is not stepping up to ensure you're kept safe, which makes her an enabler of abuse. You have an exceptional friend, but if this friend is suggesting you live with her on your own, you'll only be putting yourself in a potentially abusive situation. If this friend still lives with her parents and it's her parents who are willing to have you live with them, that might be different. But you can't just leave. As a minor child, your parents are responsible for you, even if they're being abusive. That's the law. If you disclose to Child Protective Services what's happening, perhaps an arrangement can be made. Regardless, you can't keep the secret any longer, because keeping the secret will mean nothing can change. I 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 if you decide to disclose the abuse. Visit their website by copying & pasting the following URL into your browser: http://www.childhelp.org/get_help

You don't deserve to be mistreated, Ashley. You most certainly deserve help for the fact that you are being mistreated. Thank you for sharing your story with my visitors and me. I wish you a happy 16th birthday, and all the best in finding a safe happy place.

Darlene Barriere
Webmaster: www.child-abuse-effects.com
author. speaker. survivor. coach
From Victim to Victory, a memoir

Oct 16, 2011

The Horror
by: Anonymous

Ashley, I can't believe that your mom would abandon you to the so-called care of that sick, sadistic monster of a father and allow him to beat and berate you 24/7...how dare she! Shame on her for running away from you all the time instead of protecting you from that beast! A mother who chooses such a beast over her own precious daughter is the kind of mother who didn't deserve to have said daughter in her life. The path that he and your mom chose is inexcusable, so the sooner you tell, the better. Darlene is right; before you can choose to move in with your friend, please tell someone you really trust and keep telling until he/she will finally listen to you and help you. Oh, and please look into reporting those sad, tragic people as well.

Oct 17, 2011

recommend you to......
by: Anonymous

Ashley, I recommend that you either call the police or go to a women's safety shelter. Good luck! And happy sweet 16!

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