Child Abuse Story From Norma P
by Norma P
(Gladstone, Australia)
Abused as a child:
Well, mine is a long story. I suffered child abuse, for many years, at the hands of my foster parents. First, my mother dumped 4 of us at a rubbish tip, which she later picked us up and took us to the police station, saying, I don't want these (bastards). And life was pretty bad before that.
We then suffered abuse at the orphanages, before going into foster care. My sister suffered 7 years of mental, physical, and sexual abuse before going back to the orphanage once again. From there we were put anywhere that someone would take us, as the girls' home was being closed down. Once again I was sent to foster care where sexual and mental abuse happened again. Welfare did check up, but didn't talk to the child. So once out of that life, I had nowhere to go, so lived on and off the streets, got pregnant, lost my baby from getting sick with bronchitis at 7 months pregnant. Absolutely destroyed me, and had lots of problems trying to get over her death and guilt that it was my fault.
When I finally married, I thought it was for life, but my husband hit me and slept with my friends and his relatives at an early stage in our marriage. We struggled money-wise, and when I found out about his other sex life, tried to hold our family together for the sake of my kids. Where was I to go? I had no one and nowhere to take 3 children back then. Anyway, stayed in my marriage for 26 years, till I finally had enough. But now have problems with trust, etc. Am now at psychologist, who has diagnosed me with post traumatic syndrome, and lots of other things. I am now 53.
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