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For the most part abuse is deliberate. I can’t defend my actions. They too were deliberate. Still, I would like to think that I gave my children a lot of the things my mother gave me, as I remember them. Still I know my offerings were convoluted. For instance, as a child I was never […]

It was one of those situations that happens rather spontaneously. ELSJ2 worked in the plants there and maybe we could make it there a little better. It was decided that we would move to Michigan. That was February of 1978. It was the last Tuesday in the month.  Happy Days came on that night. At

Daddy, Uncle Good Deeds by Good People I think people may read this and say boy you had it bad, that once your mom died you didn’t have a chance in hell. That isn’t exactly true. I did get a chance but I was too immature to know it. With that thought it dawned on

Ramifications Part 1 The first half of my life before adulthood, when I was a typical kid, I suffered no abuse. I was respected and given the liberties of a child. The ramifications of this existence netted an outgoing chatterbox of a kid who was delighted to overcome her obstacles. This included being successful in

In the Mind’s Eye Dream On I Don’t Mind Happiness doesn’t start with a relationship, a degree, a job or money. It starts with your thoughts and what you tell yourself every day.  The Secret @ The Secret Happy The future is an exciting place. Don’t let the past hold you from it. The past

A child needs stability and security in order to construct their maps on how the world works One day I walked out of my stable environment into a world that I knew nothing about. From my mother’s house into a hell. At that time, I didn’t know what hell was or where I was. I

Physical Abuse Physical Abuse—any intentional act causing injury or trauma by way of bodily contact. Abuse—a misuse of power intended to harm or control another person Psychological Component Psychological    Emotional    Mental Psychological Abuse—Verbal threats, intimidation, isolation, and humiliation. Control of daily activities and money. Stalking (repeated unwanted contact). Manipulation of children in order to instill

My website is “An Account of Abuse”. It is my account of abuse against me. And although our instances are different, they are the same. We all went through shock shame, distrust mistrust, panic dread, as we struggled to keep a sane disposition. In this writing I will discuss trauma be it physical, emotional or

As near as I can recall, we moved to oldest brother’s house in the late Spring of ’76. School had already let out for the year and there was no travelling to and from the westside to finish out the school year. Just me and lil’ brother fully enjoying a summer. At any rate, my

By the time I had to make sure Somebody’s son was taken and picked up from kindergarten, her husband had left her. As I entered Jr High, things changed again. Now she wanted freedom. Her desire for freedom meant that I could be sitting in class and suddenly, I would be summoned to the principal’s