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Child Abuse Story From Stephanie

by Stephanie
(Surprise, Arizona, USA)




It all started when my dad left for work and never came back. He's gone and now I'm not safe. My mom started getting high and sleeping around with men. I lived with my little brother and I was about 5 or 6 when my mom started to abuse me. It's all very vague or blank.

I remember being beaten with anything she had in her hands. She threw me down the stairs, against walls, or even just on the ground. And with all this going on, I had to go to school and take care of my brother.

Soon I stopped going to school, and my mom beat me more because I was home 24/7. So then I started going to a friend's house. He and his mom took care of me, until the day he was hit by a car and died. I never went back there or saw his mom. I started just flat out running away, but running away didn't help at all.

I know how hard it is for kids to ask for help. Plus people don't listen...I wish people would start listening more. Even though I'm only 14, I've matured a lot. There are kids all around us being abused and we don't even know!

Stephanie

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Apr 06, 2008
 My deepest condolences...
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

Stephanie, I'm so very sorry about the loss of your friend. It must have been devastating to lose someone who was so supportive.

I know you feel alone, but there are people who will listen. Please consider contacting Child Help at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) in order to talk to someone. They are staffed 24/7 with professionally trained counsellors who will listen to you. They are not a reporting agency, although they can help you through the process of reporting if you decide to disclose the abuse. You deserve to be treated with dignity and respect.

Darlene Barriere
Violence & Abuse Prevention Educator
Author: On My Own Terms, A Memoir
Apr 06, 2008
 I am listening
by: Kayla

People do need to start listening more and i agree if you need to talk to anyone i am LISTENING my ears are all yours

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