you see their innocence being erased. Their souls being murdered? Their very being, existence being challenged?
I used to wonder how no one intervened on my behalf when people saw how bad things were for me when I was a child. They may not have known about the sexual, emotional and physical abuse but the neglect was glaringly obvious.
Now that I am an adult I realize it’s not as easy as it seems to try and save a child. I recently saw my cousin. Who is 13. The last time I saw this child was 3 years ago. The child was bright (extremely bright), highly intelligent, charming, loving, confident and vibrant.
When I saw the child recently they were obviously depressed, almost non verbal and extremely withdrawn.
The mother remarried. The new husband puts down the child constantly. Now there are (in 3 years) 5 new siblings. Mom and stepdad had newborn twins and dad brought 3 kids from a previous marriage into the picture. Mom is asking various family members to take her kid as her husband puts down her child and it’s affecting the child.
I can’t take the child due to living in a different country and my illnesses. No one else can take the child because of their personal issues or not wanting to disrupt their good UE lives.
However, I would like some ideas on how I could help from afar. I also visit 1-2 times per year etc.
There is more to the story but sharing more may alert family of me being on here discussing this. Or I may be accused of making ratchet stuff up/ and my (IMO) polite replies on that front is running short.
I used to wonder how no one intervened on my behalf when people saw how bad things were for me when I was a child. They may not have known about the sexual, emotional and physical abuse but the neglect was glaringly obvious.
Now that I am an adult I realize it’s not as easy as it seems to try and save a child. I recently saw my cousin. Who is 13. The last time I saw this child was 3 years ago. The child was bright (extremely bright), highly intelligent, charming, loving, confident and vibrant.
When I saw the child recently they were obviously depressed, almost non verbal and extremely withdrawn.
The mother remarried. The new husband puts down the child constantly. Now there are (in 3 years) 5 new siblings. Mom and stepdad had newborn twins and dad brought 3 kids from a previous marriage into the picture. Mom is asking various family members to take her kid as her husband puts down her child and it’s affecting the child.
I can’t take the child due to living in a different country and my illnesses. No one else can take the child because of their personal issues or not wanting to disrupt their good UE lives.
However, I would like some ideas on how I could help from afar. I also visit 1-2 times per year etc.
There is more to the story but sharing more may alert family of me being on here discussing this. Or I may be accused of making ratchet stuff up/ and my (IMO) polite replies on that front is running short.
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