Child Abuse Story From Heather
by Heather
(Houston, Texas, USA)
Living Hell:
"Wish you were never born!" "Why are you still here if it's that bad?" "Stop complaining!" These are the famous quotes I've heard through out my life. My mother was an alcoholic who had me and my 5 other siblings on "accident", she claims and makes it clear that she never wanted one of us. I was hit, slapped, locked up in the attic, closet, basement, etc; I was burned by cigars and abused - physically and verbally - my entire childhood. I later got into multiple types of drugs that kept my mind off of the abuse, but when i wasn't doing drugs to deal with the pain - i was cutting myself. I remember one day when i came home from school; my mom changed the lock and she wasn't there so my siblings and i were locked outside on a school night. We ended up sleeping on the trampoline - all 6 of us. None of us could really sleep - i got about 2 hours in when my mom finally came home at 3 o'clock in the morning. She yelled at us and forced us inside. I couldn't sleep, but i made sure my little sister - 7 years old - and my little brother - 6 years old - got more sleep. That same day after i was finished getting ready for school, i packed up a bag and left with my older sister. I haven't been back home since and i doubt my mom even knows i'm gone. I have somewhat recovered from the abuse, but the scars are still there. I promised to myself that my children won't go through the same abuse by anybody. Without the support from my friends, i would probably be dead today. That is my story - I am child abuse victim that found a way out and survived.
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