The unhappy Child
What does a person do?
I was a little child. Mom would yell. Dad would yell and I would cry. I would be thinking why are they mad at each other. I would be yelled at to go to my room. The other parent would say no. I would cry because I was confused. I would tell Mommy don't yell. Daddy doesn't yell. Shut up and sit down. Just as soon as the yelling had started it would be over. Someone had slammed the door and was gone. I didn't understand.
Time went on day in and day out for years of this. I was the weapon used against each other. If I got sick one parent against the other. Mom would be nasty if Dad didn't take time off. Dad wasn't even home when I was born. Mom every time she threatened to leave I was going with her.
How does a person ever understand that this is not loved? There is this person who says they love you in public but behind closed doors life is different. I wanted one thing and Mom would get me something different. Just spending time alone with my Dad was calming but not always.
As I got older the verbal abuse was worse. Daddy understands I was getting older and he would get so nasty when I would cry. Mommy would say I was ugly and stupid. Fat came in High School. I have heard songs about Hell Is for Children and Broken Toys. I don't think unless you have been down this road you can understand
Why didn't someone step up to help this child? She was quiet because she didn't know her life was different than it should be? Why didn't someone call Social Services? I know because no one wanted to get involved. What would people say about them?
Soon they notice the child is gone. They don't have to worry anymore? Did she run away to be alone? Did she run away and something worse happens to her? We all hear stories about how she could be a prostitute to make a life for herself. Her self-esteem is so low that she thinks this is all she deserves. Maybe her picture is in the obituaries one day where she committed suicide. She just couldn't handle the pain anymore.
How did the system fail and leave this child in this situation? There were signs we are all told to watch for. Did we not want to see them?
