Child Abuse Story From Bravebird

by Bravebird
(Tennessee, USA)

Wow...disclose my child abuse story...here it goes...I was born the 5th child in a family of 6. My parents were unhappy in their marriage and would take out their anger (through angry tantrums and furious beatings) on us. My mother would get back at my father by using money for food on anything but food, leaving us with out enough food. Both parents played the usual mind games with us. They would use us to get what they wanted. Failure would bring on a night of beating. Which would leave me sore and bruised and with welts the next day. And a loss of self-worth.

Meanwhile, various shady characters would come into my life. Being left without a parent to protect me, I ended up being molested and raped twice. (Once by an older brother and more than once by an uncle.) The pain from all this kept me believing I was nothing and that I didn't deserve life or love from anyone.

As I became more able to deal with the lies I was taught and the lies I believed, some of the people I thought were supportive actually were not, and in fact blamed me for what happened. I refused to believe their lies anymore. I feel I have wasted too much time trying to make everyone else happy and comfortable at the expense of myself. Even though I have lost friends and some family because of changes I am making, I have gained healthy friendships and relationships that are worth the effort to keep. I am presently working hard for what I want in my life and it feels great to know I deserve to live and to love!

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