Comments for Child Abuse Story From Nora

Click here to add your own comments

Sep 22, 2009
 Nora:
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

I can appreciate the difficulty you are in. While I commend you for working so diligently on healing yourself from the horrific abuse you endured, I must tell you that I no longer operate the Ask Darlene segment of this site. All my visitors and I can do is offer validation and encouragement. I thank you for sharing your story with my visitors and me, and wish you all the best in your quest.

A Video Reading by Darlene Barriere
Darlene Barriere
Webmaster: www.child-abuse-effects.com
Violence & Abuse Prevention Educator
Author: On My Own Terms, A Memoir
Sep 22, 2009
 My pictures
by: Scott Canada

I have been working for a long time trying to recover missing school photos in hopes of finding the "class photo" that contains my abuser. The woman who repeatedly beat me in the classroom.

I have even gone as far as explaining it to my old classmates the reason for my persistence in the matter and from all of the work I have recovered only a couple.

Its unbelievably frustrating when I beg people to please search their attics or parents home and with all the promises comes heartbreak as only one or two bothered to even try. Lots of promises.
These are public school photos and all the children should have a copy.
I too am trying to recover the missing memory of what happened to me in that school in 73. I wish I could at least identify her. Get her name.
I can only share what has happened to me. I cant even find publicly distributed school photos.
Good luck Nora.
Oct 06, 2009
 It's hard
by: Suzanne

Nora, I know it can be hard to try and track down these pictures in the hope of removing them from circulation etc, however in this day and age It seems like we could be fighting a loosing battle.

I was sexually abused by my babysitter (and later on, by his friends) for 10 years. During which time he photographed and video taped the abuse. I have finally found the courage to report him to the police here in the UK. One of the interviews was to try and help the local police here identify any of the millions of images they have on record as being of me. It's a long process and I do sometimes think it is hopeless, but I am sticking with it.

I wish you luck in your quest and hope that your local police force can help you. Remember, never give up the hope.

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Write Your Child Abuse Story.

Return to Child Abuse Story From Nora

Disclaimer: To the best of my knowledge the child abuse
stories on this site are true. While I cannot guarantee
this, I do try to balance the need for the submitter to be
heard and validated with the needs of my visitors.



E-book: Victim To Victory

From Victim to Victory
a memoir

How I got over the devastating effects of child abuse and moved on with my life

Read more...

Most Recent

RSS

  1. Converging Stolen Lives

    Jan 30, 18 01:13 PM

    There was a time and space I didn’t think about you, or your abuse. Where when I looked back at my life, I only saw normal things, a normal childhood.

    Read More

  2. A letter to one of the 13 Turpin children

    Jan 29, 18 11:33 AM

    A heartfelt letter by a former classmate that speaks to bullying and regrets. You'll find it on my Facebook group. I hope you'll join and get in on the discussion.

    Read More

  3. Dissociated From Abuse

    Jan 29, 18 11:00 AM

    I was sexually abused by my father from age 6 to 13, which stopped when I started talking about it during the day. The teenage brother of my best friend

    Read More

E-book: Victim To Victory

From Victim to Victory
a memoir

How I got over the devastating effects of child abuse and moved on with my life

Read more...