Does Time Change Over Thirty Years of Child Abuse?

Through the Looking Glass of Two Child Abuse Victims

By Paisley Place, published Aug 30, 2007
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This story is one based on true events. The nature of the story forced a change of names, places, innocent by-standers, not-so-innocent bystanders, and the welfare office as well as unscrupulous parents that should never been given the right to have children in the first place.

Circumstances and age differences made it possible for these two women to find a chance to know each other better considering the life each lived. Both are the result of broken homes, abuses of many types, and both spent their childhood walking over hot coals. Each felt as if there was no way out of the situation they found themselves. Many officers feel they have better thigns to do wtih their time than break up fights amongst families. Instead, it is more glamorous to take down a drive-by shooting, ring of thieves, or other illegal crimes except domestic abuse where the life of a child forever changes and innocence is lost. These children spent a lifetime in trouble, fearful of police, and fearful of getting caught in the system due to the fact that so many in the peace officer field do little to ensure the faith of a child in the establishment put into place to assist them and keep them safe. Many of the children who do come forward learn quickly upon entering the witness booth that nobody wants to hear truth. The truth is what comes from the mouths of the adults, never the children. The children return home to a life full of abuse again only this time they think twice before contacting the law enforcement officers who will never believe them. Further contact with law enforcement can literally lead to more abuse and possible murder.

Mallory Wyer's childhood was much like that of Liza Daum. Mallory did everything she knew to do yet nothing helped until she finally became of age where she could leave home for good without fear of retribution or having someone drag her back home.

Does Time Change Over Thirty Years of Child Abuse?
Does Time Change Over Thirty Years of Child Abuse?

Child abuse ribbon awareness. It is time we stop , pay attention, and learn from the children in our neighborhoods to ensure they never have to fight child abuse or at least for any longer than necessary.

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Takeaways
  • Child abuse is the silent victim abuse because children are afraid to tell
  • Abuse can occur for decades and go unnoticed due to influence of one or both parents
  • Children's testimonies are rarely judged fairly and often viewed as liars when telling the truth.
Did You Know?
Children of abuse tend to be among the highest of teenage pregnancies, high school dropouts, and learn to hide their abuse well. Defense attorneys tend to treat child accusers as anything but the victim, which scares others into silence.
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That is not true. Men and fathers that beat their wives, children and lady friends are, as you stated, manipulative. They are also charming and know how to control their victims. I call them domestic terrorists. Foster homes are often just as abusive to the children. The agencies do not have enough time to monitor each case as they should be doing. They are often conned by the abusers as much as the abused are. As shown, in Mallory's case, often the victim is blamed for their own beatings. Sad, sad situation.

Posted on 12/22/2007 at 9:12:27 PM

 
Very sad and true stories. Some of the abused children do run away from home. If caught they are returned home. This makes them hide among the homeless, assuming new identities if they can. It leads them (male and female) into lives of prostitution, alcohol and drugs as a means of survival. There is actually a website exploding the 'myth' of domestic violence. It pains me to see young ladies taking up those men (a man created site) cries that women lie about abuse. The biggest myth is that females like to be abused because they stay with or go back to the abuser.

Posted on 12/22/2007 at 9:12:09 PM

 
this is a very informative article...

Posted on 09/05/2007 at 5:09:00 AM

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