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Child Abuse Story From Robert

by Robert
(Texas, USA)




My parents were very strict and controlling when I was growing up. I had to eat what was put in front of me no matter how much I hated it. If I didn't eat it I would be brought into the bedroom and paddled. The paddling was on my bare bottom and would leave bruises. I would then be brought back out to the table. If I still didn't eat I would be brought back in and spanked again over my already sore bottom. This would go on until I finished all the food. If I threw it up I would get spanked, I then had to clean it up and then would be served the same food again. They were also obsessed with table manners and the slightest infraction such as touching the food with my hands or eating with my mouth open would get me spanked.

Every aspect of my life was controlled. I had to be totally submissive and could never talk back. I was rarely allowed to play or act like a kid. I was expected from a very young age to act adult like.

My mom picked out all my clothes till I was in high school. She always made me dress to my shoes and socks everyday even if we were not leaving the house. I had to stay fully dressed including my shoes and socks until bedtime. No matter how hot my feet got I couldn't take the shoes off. She was obsessed with me dressing nice and wouldn't even let me wear shorts or sneakers nor white socks. They had to be dress or casual shoes and the socks had to be dark. The shirt was either bottom down or polo. The pants were either dress or a nice pair of jeans. This wasn't very comfortable in the hot southern heat. I was allowed sneakers by middle school, but was still required to stay fully dressed till bedtime.

My worst memories were never being allowed to use the restroom in public. My parents reasoning was that public restrooms were dirty and to teach me discipline. I have memories as young as 3 having to use the bathroom really bad in a public place and being told I had to hold it until we got home. I would then be threatened with a spanking if I didn't be quiet or didn't keep it in. I remember my dad holding me in his arms and telling me to hold it and not think about it. This was happening all while I was crying in total agony. This lead to me wetting my pants a few times and as punishment I got spanked. I would then be made to stand in the corner or made to kneel in uncooked rice for several hours when we got home. This fear made me keep it in no matter how painful it was. I was also randomly made to hold it at home and was told it was to teach me discipline. I had to stay still and couldn't touch myself down there. I had to act like everything was normal. I couldn't use the bathroom at church or any other public place until we got home. If we went on a trip I had to wait till we got to the hotel or the house we were staying at. Even when arriving I was sometimes told to wait a bit and not be rude. Even when visiting other people's home I wasn't allowed to go as using other people’s bathrooms was rude. I sometimes had to wait all day before I was allowed to go and even asking would get me in trouble. I would be in so much pain and agony, but my parents didn't even care and would tell me things like "holding it builds character". Sometimes my bladder would feel like a hot poker was being stuck in it. It was a very painful stinging sensation that would consume my whole body. Everything I saw and heard would be overwhelmed by the sensation. I was also forbidden to use the bathroom at school and my mom would follow me to the bathroom when I got home to make sure I did a nice long pee. If I didn't she would accuse me of going at school and would make me hold it the rest of the night. I became so fearful of public restrooms I didn't even want to use them after awhile. So many of my memories away from home were distorted by having to urinate so badly. I would start to cry knowing it would be several more hours before I could go. I was sometimes brought to a toilet if we were out a really long time, but as I got older this was less and less common. I was never allowed to go outside.



I was paddled a lot as a kid. I would sometimes get as many as 20 swats. I wasn’t allowed to yell, had to stay still and had to cry softly. After the paddling I wasn’t allowed to rub where I was paddled. The pain was unbearable like a hot iron was being pressed on my bottom and with each hit like it was being pressed harder and made hotter. There were other things like being sent to school no matter how sick I was that I will not get into now.

I have a sexual fetish for being made to hold my urine against my will and for being spanked. My theory is the only way I could deal with those situations was to become aroused by them. I feel so much guilt and feel like such as pervert. I have only told one friend about this and it’s like a dark secret of mine.




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Child Abuse Story From Robert

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Jan 14, 2012
Robert:
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

You were controlled and manipulated like a marionette puppet. Your parents were sick and twisted in their ways of thinking. Their own paranoia and their need to completely control you were at the heart of what they did. When parents beat their children to control their bodily functions, all in the name of "discipline" or "building character", in my view, they are both abusers and mentally disturbed. When society permits parents to physically discipline their children, they set children up for abuse. I'm not surprised to learn you've got a fetish, Robert. The nerve endings of the buttocks are all tied into the genitalia. Add to that, that it is perfectly natural for a young male to have an erection (and yes, even an orgasm) when they are anxious, scared or nervous. When you put it all together—your abusive upbringing and the way the body can betray—it makes perfect sense that you would be left with this fetish. You need help dealing with all this shame and guilt; shame and guilt that aren't yours to carry. Please seek out some form of counselling or therapy to help you deal with these affects. You didn't deserve to be abused. You certainly deserve help for the fact that you were. Always remember that you DESERVE to be treated with dignity and respect and love. Start by treating your Self with that dignity and respect and love. I send you love, light and positive energy, Robert. Thank you for sharing your story with my visitors and me.

From Victim to Victory, a memoir
Darlene Barriere
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author. speaker. survivor. coach
From Victim to Victory, a memoir

Jan 14, 2012
So sorry
by: Jess

I am so sorry that you had to endure what you did. You were not being disciplined you were being tormented. Please get into counseling, it really helps, you did not deserve what you got.

Jan 15, 2012
The Horror
by: Anonymous

Robert, what sick, sadistically insane, deluded parents you had to beat and berate you 24/7...how dare they! That's not discipline; that's just torture. Oh, and following you to the bathroom everyday after school, let alone to make sure that your bathroom takes forever really shows me that they have no respect for your privacy. Oh, and beating you for bodily functions really shows me that they have no respect for even your rights as a human being and they've proven that already by doing so. Oh, and forcing you to dress up nicely for school everyday, along with forcing you to grow up faster than you should've really shows me that they have no respect for your rights to be a kid. They had the mindset that you were to be submissive and obedient at every single cost. I really hope that you're out of that house now. Oh, and strangely enough, I can relate; I, too, was sometimes forced to dress up nicely for school and my parents, too, tried to force me to act adult-like too. They would also drill me into table manners until I cried. Anyway, you are not to blame for their sadistic, ignorant behavior; they are to blame because they chose to abuse you and even steal your childhood. You were the child; they were the adults; they had all the power and only misused it over you, so please tell someone you really trust and keep telling until he/she will finally listen to you and help you.

Jan 15, 2012
sadly one of many
by: Scott 1

Hi Robert.

You arent alone in what you are experiencing. Mixed up feelings and emotions born of shame and guilt and humiliation in childhood. I like many, experienced similar things and shared our experiences here. Sadly we are not alone. Importantly we have places to speak out and share in the quest, our quest at understanding and coming to terms with this madness bestowed upon our bodies and minds. Controlled like puppets with their sexually corrupting punishments. Mine actually happened at school and has caused problems that of what you write. Thanks for having a place to air our grievances.

Jan 21, 2012
control
by: Rita M

Hi Robert,
I can relate to some of the abuse.This idea is to be controlled and listen very carefully.I found it very difficult to do that.As soon as I arrived from school I had to pick raspberries even if I
needed to go to the bathroom.I was a foster child and didn't always have the privilage to use their facilities.I hope you have had therapy over this.
This was not your fault.Your mother was very sadistic and you didn't deserve that kind of treatment at all.the thing here is to recognize that you are now free.Take therapy.Be well.
Rita M

Jan 30, 2012
Thanks
by: Robert

Thanks for all of your kind words. I try not to think about it, but my corrupt sexuality consumes me. I'm 35 years old and single. I can not get aroused like most people do. I have to think about spankings and being forced to hold my pee to get aroused. Add to that my anxiety in general and it is very hard to get intimate. I will seek counseling as I think it is the only way to make things better and even then I'm not sure.

Feb 15, 2012
I am so sorry
by: Anonymous

I found this site tonight with trying to deal with my own grief over emotional and physical abuse as a child (I am now 41).

Your story has me in tears and I am so very sorry for everything that you have endured. You are a true survivor. I think counseling is the way to go now to deal with all of this trauma. In the meantime, if your parents are still alive, I say it is time to disown them. I wish I could sometimes do this with my own (adoptive) parents but am trapped.

Your parents are beyond my comprehension.

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