WHY ARE SO MANY KIDS ABUSED AT HOME?
I have a friend who I used to be really tight with but we’ve since drifted a lot. When we were close she told me her dad beat her up regularly. we talked about it heaps back then, but not anymore – i hardly even know the girl these days…
Anyway I’d forgotten about her dad up until today. I was talking to her and a couple of other people when I noticed her cheek was black and blue under her makeup. This is basically the conversation that followed:
Me: Did you get punched in the face?
Her: No, why?
Me: No reason…
Her: Haha okay.
Random1: Oh yeah your face is a bit blue.
Random2: It’s probably just pen. (She had pen all over her knuckles)
Me: (Reaching out and touching her face) Does this hurt?
She flinched.
Her: No.
Me: You flinched.
Then she started mouthing something to me that I couldn’t understand. Thoughts of her dad came rushing back to me. I said "Yeah it’s probably just pen." but I knew it fucking wasn’t.
I wanna be close to her again so I can take care of her. I fucking hate people like her dad. Hate them more than anything. I know he did it. Why are everyone’s dads doing this to them? It’s so fucked up. So many of my friends are getting fucked up because of their stupid dads who are pathetic enough to hurt someone half their strength. It makes me so mad i literally get dizzy.
I know it’s sad isn’t it. But it’s not just dads that do it. Have you ever seen Intertwined-with you? Her mom beats her up badly and her dad’s never around.
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oh wow…my dad use to beat me and my sister all the time…i hated it it got so bad i had to tell someone and then i got one last beating then it stopped…i hope you freind will be ok..if she is going to let her dad do this to her then she needs to get help..what if he puts her in the hospital or somthing…good luck with everything……….mindy
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can’t stop it from happening – however, people usually get lost when it starts happening to them – there is no one to direct them on what to do in such cases – i mean they’ve got sex-ed in schools, what about abuse-ed? – that is entirely ignored
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That’s so horrible. It’s good that you approached her about it, so perhaps in the future she knows that she can speak with you. Gosh, I can’t imagine a parent doing stuff like that. It’s just ridiculous. Gosh.
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The above note is from me clowngirl; I’m just not signed in to OD.
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Mostly I think it’s because many parents see their children as property, not actual human beings. (my reg. diary is original~nymph)
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Typically, parents who abuse their children were abused themselves at a young age. History in chaotic families can repeat itself if the people in that family don’t get proper help with their problems.
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some parents, especially some father simply suck. You cant but any context or logic to it they simply suck. People try and make logic by saying ‘well they were abused when they were young’ but not every one of them were. Some are born like it. hope ur friend gets away from it all soon.
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My dad does it to me because he can’t take his anger out on the real problem, my mom.
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I know I probably sound like an ABC special but maybe you should tell somebody. Have you ever read the book called “A Child Called It,” the author David, Life was change for the good when he finally told someone. So if she doesn’t want to tell somebody, even though it may make her made at you, It may change her life for the better if you did.
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My moms beaten me up too, prolly more than my dad. It’s just when my dad does it, it worst than my mom.
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