Comments for Child Abuse Story From Briana

Click here to add your own comments

Dec 09, 2008
 You need help...
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

Briana, what's happening to you is not your fault. Your mother is troubled. Whatever is going on with her, you are NOT responsible for your brother or anything he does and does not do. You ARE responsible for yourself. You ARE responsible for your precious daughter. You made a mistake getting pregnant at such a young age; that fact does NOT make you responsible for everything that has gone wrong in your family. Don't believe that lie.

I empathize with you for your impossible situation. You are forced to stay at home because you are still a minor. You are dependent on your mother and the rest of your family because you now have a child and you don't have the means to support her by yourself. This makes you vulnerable to the verbal and emotional assaults, which ultimately exposes your daughter to the same.

I'm so proud of you for realizing the impact that any of your decisions will have on your daughter. As much pain as you are in—and I certainly hear the pain you are in—you understand that committing suicide would leave the scars on your daughter to bear; and that leaving her with that legacy is unacceptable. This shows me just how mature you really are. This shows me how loving and caring and nurturing you really are. This shows me that you are strong, possibly even beyond what you realize. Be proud of yourself for all this, Briana; you own it.

You are going through such a difficult time. You need help. Talk to a school counsellor for some resources for you and your daughter. Contact Child Help at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) in order to talk to someone about the abuse you are dealing with. They are staffed 24/7 with professionally trained counsellors who will listen to you. They are not a reporting agency, although they can help you through the process of reporting if you decide to disclose the abuse. Both you and your daughter deserve to get some help.

Thank you for sharing your story with my visitors and me.

Darlene Barriere
Violence & Abuse Prevention Educator
Author: On My Own Terms, A Memoir
Dec 09, 2008
 Troubled family
by: Francine

Briana, you and your mother really need help and so does your beloved daughter. You might want to take counselling as well as parenting classes. Your mom really needs counselling, too. I'm so sorry that your mom forced you to stay home. My parents forced me to stay home and go to a nearby community college (DVC, in particular) after I graduated from high school and I am not even allowed to move out at all! I feel for you, Briana and I wish you and your daughter all the best.

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Write Your Child Abuse Story.

Return to Child Abuse Story From Briana

Disclaimer: To the best of my knowledge the child abuse
stories on this site are true. While I cannot guarantee
this, I do try to balance the need for the submitter to be
heard and validated with the needs of my visitors.



E-book: Victim To Victory

From Victim to Victory
a memoir

How I got over the devastating effects of child abuse and moved on with my life

Read more...

Most Recent

RSS

  1. Converging Stolen Lives

    Jan 30, 18 01:13 PM

    There was a time and space I didn’t think about you, or your abuse. Where when I looked back at my life, I only saw normal things, a normal childhood.

    Read More

  2. A letter to one of the 13 Turpin children

    Jan 29, 18 11:33 AM

    A heartfelt letter by a former classmate that speaks to bullying and regrets. You'll find it on my Facebook group. I hope you'll join and get in on the discussion.

    Read More

  3. Dissociated From Abuse

    Jan 29, 18 11:00 AM

    I was sexually abused by my father from age 6 to 13, which stopped when I started talking about it during the day. The teenage brother of my best friend

    Read More

E-book: Victim To Victory

From Victim to Victory
a memoir

How I got over the devastating effects of child abuse and moved on with my life

Read more...