Child Abuse Story of Healing and Recovery From Mary

by Mary
(Lafayette, Georgia, USA)

I posted part of my story on the child abuse page (see Child Abuse Story From Mary3). I would like to add a footnote to my story. My siblings and I turned out to be basically good people.

I have raised five good and wonderful children and have three wonderful granddaughters, and one on the way. I got my education and made lots of money and retired at age 41.

My next to the oldest sister that was sexually abused became heavily involved with drugs. She got addicted to meth and abandoned her one and only child. She eventually, after several years of running wild, ended up in prison. She spent 17 months in prison. It changed her. She got out, went back to her husband and regained custody of her son, and is living drug-free and doing the right thing.

My little sister got pregnant at 14 years old, quit school and went on to have four children. She has been married several times and is still currently living with any man that comes along. She spent 6 months in jail and was abused by a prison guard, who upon her release, followed her to my parents' house to see her. He was later investigated and charged with having sex with the women prisoners he guarded. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. My little sister has always suffered from mental problems. She lies like pouring out water. She believes all the lies she tells. She does not live in the real world. She works and spends her money on men. She needs help but she won't hear of it. I don't know what will happen to her.

My little brother is married and has two children that he has custody of, and is working for himself and making a living.

My siblings and myself forged a relationship with my parents after we were grown. When I had my first son at age 15 years, my parents changed and started to be the wonderful parents and grandparents that they should have been all along. I will never forget what they have done to us. I just didn't know that growing up we were being abused. Back then no one talked about child abuse. So it is important that every child from the beginning knows what child abuse and neglect are, and it is important that they are take seriously and given a voice in the world. I tried to tell someone of authority what was going on in my childhood life, and was told by the authority figure to shut my mouth go home and quit trying to cause my parents trouble. I shut my mouth and endured the abuse and neglect. I knew no one was on my side.

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