"I remember the feeling I experienced when I saw him put his fist to her face and watched the blood pour out of her nose and lips - my beautiful sister. How would she live with such fear and unhappiness? How would she face school, friends, life? I knew the meaninglessness of life - I wanted to die in the act of torturing and killing him. I split in two and lost myself entirely. The next thing I remember was staring up at an enormous booted leg which led from my neck to his head and the ceiling beyond. I heard him say, 'You will NOT call that number. They will carry you out in a body bag.'- One Survivor's Story
Reading this quote I felt very sad. How would you feel if this happened to someone close to you such as your sister or brother? I know that this survivor must have felt very angry if he said that he wanted to die while it was happening. He felt sorry for his sister and wanted to know how she would deal with life and everyday things.
This article is an anonymous story of a survivor. This survivor explains how he saw his stepbrothers and he never thought that a man would beat a girl. He had taught himself not to react when ever he saw his 2nd and 4th grade brothers getting beaten and choked by his stepfather. Whenever he saw his sister getting beat he was an entirely different person and all he could remember was a booted leg on his neck and his stepfather threatening him.
"Child Abuse: An Overview>One Survivor's Story." April 2001. http://www.findcounseling.com. 7 April 2011 <http://www.findcounseling.com/journal/child-abuse/child-abuse.html>.
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