Child Abuse Story From Desere
by Desere' Lynn
(Flint, Michigan)
The world starts again like a flower (taken by me)
When I was a little girl, my mom was married to my first step-dad. He was a really bad guy. I was about 3 1/2 when he started to come into my room at night when I would be over there. I had no clue what was going on. I remember him saying to "drop your pants." I was scared, but I did because I knew he could get very angry quickly. He was always yelling and swearing at us. That first night, he touched me and from then on it got to be more as I got older. I was only around him for 3 years. Sometimes he would hit me and my mom.
One time, I was eating with my little sister. He came out and started yelling and told me to take my thumb out of my mouth. Then he hit me in the face. It left bruises and scratches on my face. My mom never believed me, and still thinks I only imagined it. I know I didn't.
As I got older, I only saw my mom and her new husband 2-4 times a year, until I moved in with her. When I did, she called me and my sister and little brother names and swore at us. She would grab or hit my little brother. Then she would grab me and throw me onto my bed or something. I was always distressed and trying to protect my little brother because he was only 1-3 and he was mentally behind. I started to get very depressed.
I have learned that the past is the past, but it is never gone. Also forgiving is hard, but nothing will happen if you don't. Now I just got done with high school. I still have problems because of my mom and ex-stepdad.
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