Artie's Child Abuse Stories

Learning and healing through child abuse stories

admin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:47:59 +0000

The child abuse stories on this website are about physical and emotional child abuse. If you are an adult survivor of child abuse, know that you are not alone. Through this website, I will share bits and pieces of my child abuse stories that make up my book, named in honor of the alternative personality [...]

Peter Townsend appearing at the NFL Superbowl

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:11:36 +0000

The NFL has hired the “Who” band to play during halftime. The controversy that is brewing is Peter Townsend having been “placed on Britain’s sex offenders register for five years after he admitted accessing child pornography online.”

I understand someone not being guilty unless convicted. However I don’t believe we have all the facts. He [...]

Reflections on child abuse

admin — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:24:59 +0000

In my mother’s eyes, I failed to see how fortunate I was, which contributed to her justification for abusing me. For example, my mother loved to cook what she called “salmon patties and I could not stand the smell or taste them. (I get nauseated at the smell to this day) I [...]

My first step of healing from child abuse

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:05:59 +0000

My “healing from child abuse” journey began with the movie Mommie Dearest. I had heard all the talk about it being about child abuse and like many others, I was curious. As I left the theater, I remember thinking “That’s child abuse? That’s nothing.” But later that night, as I lay in bed, [...]

Forgiveness

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:30:59 +0000

Healing from child abuse is a long process which involves specific stages and if you so choose, ends with forgiveness. The first stage is acknowledgment. Despite being severely beaten, I did not realize what happened to me was abuse for two reasons. First, my mind blocked out the worse parts. Second, I did not have [...]

Preventing and Reporting Child Abuse

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:09:59 +0000

I just read a story about child abuse titled “In child abuse cases, do what’s best for the child, experts say.“

What disturbed me was this paragraph: “Four days before the baby’s death, 21-year-old Patrick A. Naquin of Houma, was arrested after he allegedly fractured the skull of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old son in a fit of [...]

Child Abuse: Putting Our Money Where Our Mouth Is

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:03:59 +0000

This week an article by Rueben Rosario regarding a searing report by Every Child Matters caught my attention. The article covers the cost of child abuse and possible solutions. The report covers not only child abuse statistics, but the child abuse stories behind the statistics.

Another report put [...]

Child Abuse Survivor’s Cost of Health Care

admin — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:31:59 +0000

Synopis of study Women who suffered child abuse spend more on health care: Even decades after the abuse ended, middle-age women who suffered physical or sexual abuse as children spend up to one-third more than average in health-care costs.

My comments: Researchers were surprised the effects of child [...]

Finally a Doctor’s Specialty in Child Abuse

admin — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:30:59 +0000

The American Medical News reports that after nine years, the American Medical Board of Pediatrics is FINALLY offering a specialty in the treatment of child abuse. We as a society owe a debt to the late pediatrician and educator, Dr. Ray Helfer, who devoted his life to the developing methods of detecting child abuse, treating [...]

My thoughts on Alice Miller’s “Free From Lies.”

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:07:59 +0000

For the first half of Alice Miller’s book “Free from Lies: Discovering Your True Needs“, I was saying “Yes, Yes, Yes,” as I read, knowing I finally found someone who really knew the subject matter of child abuse and what it took to heal. She is truly a pioneer in this field. Her [...]