Download or read book Don t Tell Mommy a True Story and Memoirs of a Child Tortured and Sexually Abused for 12 Years and Now Seeking Justice written by Mary Justice Avalon and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-10 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ..."This book will allow anyone to change fear to courage and speak out no matter what the situation...I felt disgust and hate for that monster and such sadness for the author, ALL at the same time! It was difficult to put down and has changed the way I communicate with my daughter because all people should know they can overcome ANY obstacle in life after reading this!" ... G. Vigil / Natalia, TX. ..."A MUST READ for every survivor and a wake up call for parents...Let's end the cycle!" ... "Tayla" / Tampa, Florida. ..."The author made her tragic story so relatable you truly feel her pain and sorrow! Her ability to overcome and seek justice after so many years made me proud of her." ... D. Tompson / also a survivor / Houston, TX. ..."Even though I found the story very disturbing and sad, it was so well written that I couldn't put it down. There's no doubt that we need to learn more about these pedophiles and help protect the children of this country." ..."Tom B." / U.S. Army Veteran, 6 years of proud service / Columbia, SC. Website: http: //www.outskirtspress.com/donttellmommy

Download or read book Finding Anna A Memoir written by Trish Kaye Lleone and published by Firebrand Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every little girl dreams of being a Princess, she just wanted her Mommy and for the boys to stop making her do "stuff" to "satisfy" them. Finding Anna is a gripping first-hand account of a child who survives the horror of sexual abuse and abandonment by those tasked to care for her, in a society that turns a blind eye to sexual abuse. A love-child, unwittingly passed on from one caretaker to the next, eventually ends up being abandoned and left in the care of her philandering father’s family. She discovers the painful reality that life can be cruel. Trish, a child struggles to understand why she was abandoned by her own mother and tries to deal with the trauma of being sexually abused by various family members. Can Trish, now an adult heal from the pain of a childhood, tormented by the rape of her mind, body and soul? "Finding Anna is a story that exposes the stark, ugly truths about being abused and abandoned. Child sexual abuse is a social issue that chooses no race, religion, culture and gender, and those who are lucky to survive it carry the welts and wounds deep into their souls for a lifetime. My country in South East Asia has one of the highest child sexual abuse cases. Unfortunately, the government is doing little to raise awareness and create child protection programs to safeguard children from predators.My goal is to reach as many readers as possible and inspire survivors to come out in the open and advocate against child sexual abuse." --Trish Kaye LLeone

Download or read book I Am Gonna Tell written by Jane T. Doe and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane had a pretty good life. She was a single mother, and she worked hard for her three kids, who meant the world to her. One autumn evening she met someone she believed to be the man of her dreamsthe only thing missing in her nearly perfect life. He was handsome, gentle, quiet, and kind. Eleven months later, they bought a home and were married. Jane was so happy. Soon, however, her daughter, Michelle, began to change; she became distant and withdrawn. Something was wrong, but Jane couldnt figure out what it was. She never thought to look at her husband as being the cause her daughters moodiness or imagine that it might be somehow related to sexual abuse. Her husbanda young, handsome man with a nine-to-five job, an ex-wife and kids of his ownwas nothing like her image of a pedophile. In her memoir, I Am Gonna Tell, Jane recounts the nightmare that she, her daughter and sons lived through due to the man Jane brought into their lives. This is a mothers brutally honest account of the horrifying discovery of her daughters sexual abuse at the hands of her husbandher daughters stepfather.

Download or read book Silent Child written by Toni Maguire and published by John Blake. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike people with carefree previous lives, I packed away my past. There are some memories labelled 'Look at', and others 'Leave well alone'... Emily Smith was held in a prison of fear for ten years. When she was four, her father left and a new man was brought into her life. He loved her, he kept telling her so, but the emotional and physical abuse she suffered at his hands were a daily nightmare. Until one day, after he crept into her bedroom, her life became unbearable. Emily found she was different in another way as her autism became more noticeable and punishments for her 'abnormal' behaviour more severe. Astonishingly, she managed to escape her home of hell, where she was abused right in front of her mother. Emily determinedly gained a university place and emerged triumphant with a new life and family in Ireland, desperate to treat her daughter, so similar to her, to a different life. Heartbreakingly true, Silent Child is a testament to Emily's strength as she sheds light on rampant abuse still happening today. Powerful and shocking, sharing her story means she finally has a voice to say: enough.

Download or read book Panic Child written by Carol D. Levine and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traumas of childhood neglect and sexual abuse cannot be left behind when victims mature into adults. Too often, those adults repeat the crimes once perpetrated against them, depend on substances to dull the pain of memory, or choose partners similar to the adults who once abused them. Is there a way out of this darkness? Carol D. Levine, in her heartrending and yet hopeful memoir, Panic Child, reveals her childhood of parental neglect, sexual abuse, and the stranger who raped her, and her ascent from the depths of this terrible childhood to a life of service to children who suffered their own nightmares. The strong and steady voice of author Levine is the most powerful reminder that nobody is obliged to repeat the sins of those who harmed us, and that with support and a will to overcome trauma, we can heal from the deepest wounds and live loving, healthy, productive lives.

Download or read book No Going Home written by Toni Maguire and published by John Blake. This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daisy-May Jones was four years old when she was told by her parents the family was moving halfway across the world to Australia for a better life. Leaving everything behind, including her beloved grandparents, Daisy-May spent a happy and secure few years adapting to a new life. But after the breakdown of her parent's marriage, she stepped into a nightmare as her mother introduced a new step-father to her and her disabled brother. What followed was years of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Obsessed with manipulating Daisy-May and her sexual education, her step-father continued to abuse her until she was 15 years old. All alone in 150 acres of wilderness, Daisy's only wish was to return home to her grandparent's and their love. Eventually, she managed to do so, and now works in mental health, supporting others who have been sexually abused and helping them plan their way forward.

Download or read book Wake Up Mummy written by Anna Lowe and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I squeezed through the narrow gap and out into the hallway and I stood for a moment, unable to decide where to go. Should I make a dash for the kitchen, where my mother would be swigging from a bottle? Or should I run upstairs and try to find somewhere to hide? It was a choice I didn't really need to make, because there was no escape' Anna Lowe grows up on the doorsteps of pubs, waiting for her mum to come out. Having to give up her bedroom to her mother's drunken friends. And regularly calling out the ambulance, after finding her mother unconscious and covered in vomit. But it is when they move in with her mother's boyfriend Carl that things take the ugliest turn. Not only is he violent with her mother, but he also sexually abuses Anna from the age of six - destroying any semblance of normal childhood she had left. Wake Up, Mummy is the heartbreaking true story of a little girl who eventually found the courage to break free from the past.

Download or read book The Mom From Hell written by Susan Horton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Violent Beatings, Force-Feeding Vomit and Severe Verbal Abuse, This Is A Story Of A Mom Who Mercilessly Tortured Her Kids. Susan's biological mom died at an early age. Her dad married again and the step-mom seemed nice at first. Everyone was happy. The kids were happy that they had a new mom and the dad was happy. Little did the dad know, when he was away, the step-mom would torture their kids mercilessly. From force feeding vomit to her children, to violently beating them (sometimes to the point of near death), and verbally assaulting them, the step-mom made her kids go through hell. The abuse did not stop at childhood either, and thats what makes this book different than most other abuse stories. Susan also endured countless acts of sexual abuse and rape, under the hands of one of her closest relatives. This is a story terrifying severe child. Told from the point of view of a young girl, this story will captivate you from start to finish. Buy the story now and find out the true story of Susan Horton, never before released to the public.

Download or read book Shh Don t Tell written by Michelle M Knight and published by Black Moms Reality Book Case. This book was released on 2022-03-23 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shh... Don't Tell" by Author Michelle Knight, shares the heart-rending story of Riley, a 12-year-old girl, sexually abused by her half-brother, Josh. One afternoon, Josh was entrusted to watch his younger sister, but during their time together, Josh turned from half-brother to predator. Like many abuse victims, overwhelming fear and shame led Riley to keep the abuse a secret. Through Riley's abuse," Shh... Don't Tell" declares a powerful message for all children to know and learn-- your voice matters, abuse is not your fault, and you should never keep secrets that cause emotional and physical harm to you or anyone else.

Download or read book Stolen Innocence written by Erin Merryn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Erin Merryn's life was transformed on the night she was sexually abused by her cousin, someone she loved and trusted. As the abuse continued, and as she was forced to see her abuser over and over again in social situations, she struggled with self-doubt, panic attacks, nightmares and the weight of whether or not to tell her terrible secret. It wasn't until a traumatic series of events showed her the cost of silence that she chose to speak out-in the process destroying both her family and the last of her innocence. Through her personal diary, written during the years of her abuse, Erin Merryn shares her journey through pain and confusion to inner strength and, ultimately, forgiveness. Raw, powerful and unflinchingly honest, Stolen Innocence is the inspiring story of one girl's struggle to become a woman, and a bright light on the pain and devastation of abuse. Stolen Innocence is written with conviction and clarity. [Erin Merryn] doesn't hold back, and I respect her honesty and openness...By the end of the book, I thought I was reading passages from a much older adult than a high school senior. Erin has grown into a strong, wise, intelligent, perceptive, spiritual, caring adult." —Susan Reedquist, The Children's Advocacy Center

Download or read book My Justice written by Patricia A. McKnight and published by . This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a true story of one woman's struggle to overcome the cruelty of her childhood. The man who assaulted the child became her stepfather and continued his torture for twelve long years. His disgusting torment would leave her so severely scarred, that it would destroy everything good in her life for the next thirty years. Her path in life became one of continued violence against her and although she was able to achieve professional success, she could never fully heal from the trauma inside. Trecia Ann was a strong survivor though and continued to push her way through life despite these crimes against her. Now she has finally removed the coal stained hand that snuck in to take away her breath and keep her silent. As she opens up in this story, she is standing strong and telling the details of her secret shame.Her siblings have all turned against her; the brothers seeing only the stepfather's whore and the sister not wanting to know the truth. Her mother has shut her out because she cannot accept any fault for allowing these crimes. At times Trecia's mom will tell her she's sorry, but in the same sentence she will turn the blame against her daughter. Telling her that she should not have allowed him to do such things. There are times when her mother will even admit to knowing the pain her daughter was forced to live, but then she will also tell them that Trecia is crazy. She will tell them that Trecia Ann makes this stuff up just to get attention, but in her heart the mother knows what it is she is denying and throughout the years of her life Trecia Ann has been forced to accept these attacks against her and live with the shame it has caused.Her stepfather was never blamed or persecuted for these crimes. There was never anyone in Trecia's life who would challenge or question her parents. The bruises, the welt marks, the blackened jaw, the rotted teeth and infected skin; these all have been ingnored until now. The determined shattered soul of a victim has finally become the strong spoken voice of a survivor.

Download or read book The Sense of an Ending written by Julian Barnes and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.

Download or read book Pure in Heart written by Jenna Quinn and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This powerful narrative will inspire empathy in parents, families, teachers, classmates, and friends of victims, and inspire hope in survivors that, like Jenna, they can heal and, in turn, help protect children from abuse." -Teresa Huizar, Executive Director, National Children's Alliance In a swift and breathtaking narrative, Pure In Heart tells the astonishing true story of how sixteen-year-old Jenna Quinn broke free from years of sexual abuse at the hands of a trusted family friend and coach. After the painful effects of the abuse almost cost Jenna her life, she found the courage to tell her story. With actual court impact statements, this book gives the reader a clear picture of how sexual abuse begins, progresses, and affects so many innocent lives. In Pure In Heart, Jenna is transparent about her road to recovery and healing that eventually led to her greatest passion: protecting children from abuse. Jenna's story answers the uncomfortable questions people have about child sexual abuse: How can a family not see the signs? What causes a child to keep silent for years? What resources and skills can we teach children to help them prevent or end abuse by speaking up? This book is not just a memoir; it's also a training tool with prevention as the hallmark. Jenna wrote this book to intentionally raise awareness for social change, with hopes of helping survivors find true healing and freedom. "Pure In Heart is a must-read. This book can give courage, hope, and support to anyone. It's more than inspirational. It's eye opening and gives the reader a guide to prevention." -Michael Medoro, Chief Development Officer of Childhelp "Captivating and refreshingly humorous at times-I couldn't put this book down." -Stacie Rumenap, President of Stop Child Predators

Download or read book Saved from Silence written by Amanda Richardson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-06-17 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amanda and her family seemed to be the perfect family. But the secrets they hid beneath the surface were destroying Amandas life. Though friends and relatives knew that her fatheran upstanding citizen, a contributing member of society, and a religious family leaderwas strict, they had no knowledge of the physical, mental, and emotional torture he inflicted upon Amanda and her brother, David. After four years of sexual abuse, Amanda felt like an empty shell of a human being, incapable of any productive future. In Saved from Silence, author Amanda Richardson explores the doubts, fears, and perplexities of the abuse that took place in her childhood. She especially yearned for validation from her mother, who steadfastly refused to acknowledge that the abuse had even occurred. Each confrontation with her mother was met with rejection, blame, and failure. After years of therapy, love, support, and prayer, Amanda has broken her silence, confronted her abuser, and made herself whole. An honest and courageous memoir, Saved from Silence not only shares Amandas personal, heart-wrenching story of abuse, but serves to impart a greater awareness and understanding of child abuse and its depth, severity, and long-term effects, for which early intervention is a key element to healing and recovery.

Download or read book Call Me Tuesday written by Leigh Byrne and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At eight-years-old, Tuesday Storm's childhood is forever lost when tragedy sends her family spiraling out of control into irrevocable dysfunction. For no apparent reason, Tuesday is singled out from her siblings, blamed for her family's problems, and targeted for unspeakable abuse. Suddenly, the loving environment she's come to know becomes an endless nightmare of twisted punishments as she's forced to confront the dark cruelty lurking inside the mother she idolizes. Based on a true story, Call Me Tuesday recounts a family's painful journey through the hidden horrors of child abuse, and a young girl's physical and mental torment at the mercy of the monster in her mother's clothes -- a monster she doesn't know how to stop loving."--Back cover.

Download or read book An American Nightmare written by Louella Thomas and published by Primedia E-Launch LLC. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trying to encapsulate this true story is so hard to do. Three little girls, who were left alone in this world, with no one to help them. Ignored by their mother, their mother's family, the father's family not listened to....no one cared. These are my beautiful little granddaughters, Layla, Emily and Annie. My son Mick's beautiful little girls, that we love to death, and haven't seen for almost three years. These little girls were trafficked from Illinois, to Florida, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Brazil.....all the while against a court order. I found this information. Why couldn't the police and the FBI find it? Why didn't they care? And if I was able to find it on my facebook, why didn't they find it? Because they didn't care. Because the insertion of the police who participated seemed to have a reason to make sure that Monster never paid for his grave disgusting actions. Monster's Uncle Ernie who is a cop, placed himself smack dab in the middle of this case, and lied and conspired to help the mother move the children to Monster. Everyone always made a clear path for Monster. And Devil Mother was always there to make sure that no one stopped him from raping her children. These little girls happen to be my granddaughters that I love. I have to hear their pain, their cries, they show me their little bodies, turned inside out, swollen, broken, horribly distended, like a monkey's bottom. It's something I wish I'd never seen, and something that tells me quite graphically that these little girls are being raped, sodomized, tortured. The girls begged and pleaded and screamed for help. Whenever they were with us, they would ask us why no one helped, ask our friends, and no help came. We sought help, but every time we met a brick wall. We have been harassed, threatened, knocked down, lied about....and its been horrific to bear. But the real hell has been upon three beautiful little girls, whose mother and mother's family, have conspired to have them live with a sex offender. They have lied and conspired to place three beautiful innocent little girls with a sex offender. My mind cannot ever take it in. I love these little girls. I haven't seen them in over two years. My heart aches every day for them. Their father is living in hell knowing what is happening to them. We all miss them more than we could ever explain. We are miserable on a daily basis, but try to endure and last until the day we know that God will allow us to see them again. I pray that in reading this book, you will realize what has transpired right here in America. Little children being trafficked and raped, by a sex offender, against a court order. No one listening. No one caring. No one helping. It's a tragedy. And not one that little girls should ever have to endure. This is 2013. This is America. Little children should be safe from a Monster and a Devil Mother. No child should have to endure this hell. Ever. Shame on all of us that this is happening in America. If there is a God, and I believe there is, I am praying daily for this hell to stop, and I pray that as you read this book, you become as enraged, saddened, and horrified I am that this is happening, and please God, let it end.

Download or read book An Unimaginable Act written by Erin Merryn and published by Health Communications, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By sharing her personal journey through the pain she has suffered at the hands of her perpetrators, author Erin Merryn proves that one person can make a difference in the lives of others. Simply by speaking out and bringing the subject of child sexual abuse to the forefront, she has created a wave of change—change not only in legislature, but also in the hearts of those around her and the world. In this thought-provoking book, readers will discover an in-depth, personal account of Erin's story and how—through using positive outlets—she was able to rebuild her life and heal from a childhood filled with sexual abuse. Part memoir, part resource guide, Erin shares with readers key organizations that provide essential support for victims and caregivers, warning signs that a child who is being abused might display, and why Erin's Law is so essential.