Home
Sitemap
My Blog
Child Abuse Stories
My Story
Child Abuse News
Write a Commentary
The Lighter Side
Awakening
OpenSpace
Statistics
C/A History
Emotional Abuse
Types of E.A.
Signs of E.A.
Effects of E.A.
- Bullying
Stats for E.A.
Physical Abuse
Signs of P.A.
Abuse/Dis'pln
Effects of P.A.
Stats for P.A.
Child Neglect
Signs of C.N.
Effects of C.N.
Stats for C.N.
Poverty & C.N.
Sexual Abuse
Definition S.A.
Signs of S.A.
Effects of S.A.
Stats of S.A.
Sexual Abuse Victims
Male Victims
Female Victims
V w/ Disability
Disclosures
Sex Offenders
Male S.O.
Female S.O.
Child S.O.
Youth S.O.
Incest S.O.
Internet S.O.
Child Abuse Law
Age-Majority
Duty-Report
Intervention
Prevention
Stories of Healing
Exch w/ an Abuser
Visitor Comments
Letters from Readers
Link to this Site
Resources
FREE E-zine
Ask Darlene
Dating Violence
Privacy Policy
Site Search
[?] Subscribe To This Site

XML RSS
Add to Google
Add to My Yahoo!
Add to My MSN
Subscribe with Bloglines

Child Abuse Story From Sue B

by Sue
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)




I am 43 now and just dealing with the abuse.
I was 8 until 13, when I finally told my mom.
Before that age it's a blank.
Not sure why God gave me that path.
I am still struggling, and have a lot of shame.
I remember holding my baby sister at night so my dad would not hurt her.
I sacrificed myself when he would whisper my name at night.
I knew how to come out of my body.
It's just awful.
I know they are sick, but I still don't understand why!!

*tears

Darlene's comments to this "Child Abuse Story From Sue B" are at the link below.

Email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses AND website/blog URLs in visitor comments are strictly prohibited.




Comments for
Child Abuse Story From Sue B

Click here to add your own comments

Feb 21, 2008
 No good reasons why...
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

Sue, even if you were to hear an answer, it would never be good enough because there are no good reasons why. Ever. Something I learned a very long time ago: When we as child abuse survivors focus on the WHY, we do it at the expense of dealing with our pain. In the big picture, the WHY of it doesn't matter. What matters is addressing the emotional trauma in order to move forward with our lives. If we don't, we give up our power to the very molesters and abusers who so callously took our innocence away. Your molester isn't worth one more second of one more day of your life, Sue.

If you aren't already, I strongly urge you to seek out some form of counselling to help you with all this. You're the one who's worth the care and attention.

Darlene Barriere
Violence & Abuse Prevention Educator
Author: On My Own Terms, A Memoir

Click here to add your own comments