I agree that this issue needs to be shoved in society’s face until it exists no more. I think society is complicit in this crime by the mere fact they don’t want to know what is happening. They don’t want to know how our violent culture and child rearing practices contribute to the beating deaths of 5 children in the United States every day. They want to absolve themselves with their ignorance and claim it is just a crazy few who do these terrible deeds. – Artie

Why would we possibly want to stop the stories of what these bastards did to us? I was abused and treated like a major piece of shit by the woman who I came from and I want it known. All the bullshit that happened needs to be exposed.

Getting slapped, hit, spit on, hair pulled, punched, and tortured. Those are all horrible things that are even more gruesome when applied to little boys and girls. Our parents and caretakers were supposed to love us and what did they do? They fucked us and destroyed us.

Society needs to be made aware that child abuse isnt just little Billy and Johnny or Sue getting spanked or swore at. Kids have there faces split open and skin torn off. Kids have boilng water poured on them and are tortured. They have their pets mutilated in front of them. In short, kids get destroyed.

More media attention that’s in your face needs to be done. Think PETA, you may not agree with them but you know about them. Child abuse needs angry activists.

Know that you did nothing wrong. You are a precious child who deserved to be protected from these horrible experiences. There are many books out there that might bring you a sense of not being alone in your journey. I’m not going to recommend a particular book, as when you go looking, the right one will speak to you. You will be drawn to it. I usually check out reviews on Amazon.com and armed with that information, I check my library and local second hand book stores.

Because you were sexually abused, you have layers of damage to your psyche that I know nothing of, other than the knowledge of how much deeper the damage goes. I encourage you to reach out to a therapist who specialized in sexual abuse.

Don’t let anyone minimize what you have been through or tell you “it’s in the past, just don’t think about it” or “get over it” or (my favorite) “you just need to forgive them” (No you don’t.) The choice you have before you is to reach out and begin the healing process or continue to stuff and minimize the feelings. They won’t go away, though some try to drown them out with alcohol and drugs.

As you begin your healing journey, know that allowing yourself to feel the pain of what happened to you is not near as hard as having lived through the experiences you have. Your a brave strong soul to have survived. I wish you light and love.

Artie