Child Abuse Story From Lydia
by Lydia
(Tobago, West Indies)
My mother died when I was nine years old and my older sister took me and my two younger brothers in. She had a common law husband and children of her own. When he left for work she beat me every day, often climbing unto my back and biting me with all of her strength. Once she dashed hot water across my face. She threw objects after me that split open my head. No-body knew. The villagers thought that she was a generous and kind woman.
I remember when I was ten she used me repeatedly for oral sex. I could not eat afterwards for the day and kept washing my mouth out.
When I was twelve, her common-law husband broke off his marriage engagement with her. She took me around the village without his knowledge and told his friends and people in general that she had caught him having sex with me. When she asked me in front of them I had to say yes because she would beat me so badly and there was no-one to tell. I would never have told anyone except that this woman put her daughter in court, fighting for her daughter's child and my sister made that child lie about her stepfather sexually molesting her.
I am 52 years old and I swear to God I WAS STILL TERRIFIED OF MY SISTER until I saw her daughter stand up and fight back. She was the first person I ever told what happened to me. It was like a huge weight had been lifted that I was not even aware of.
Thank you for the opportunity to tell. My niece formed an NGO (non-government organization) international advocacy against child abuse.
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