It has occurred to me that child abuse needs to be raised to a much higher level than people might think. You might ask, why would I write about such a delicate subject. That's just it! Those who are being abused are delicate and innocent. It's a very personal issue that I have had to deal with throughout my life.
The national statistics do not justify the actual accounts of abuse and neglect that take place in households. There are some that go unreported. Many of these children are in our neighborhoods and in our families. I, myself was a victim of child abuse and neglect. It literally took me years to overcome my painful and poverty stricken childhood. It wasn't until I became a christian that I was able to deal with what happened to me and the abuse I inflicted on others. It got worse before it got better. Don't think it didn't! I was carrying around a lot of baggage. Both of my parents were abusive alcoholics. Both of my grandfathers were abusive alcoholics. The patterns went back three and four generations. One doesn't just wake up one morning and decide to inflict abuse on others. Although, in some cases I agree that certain situations are pre-meditated.
At this very moment while our economy and health care reform have taken a front seat to our nations problems, which also didn't happen overnight, somewhere children are being abandoned, abused and neglected among other things. They don't have a voice, but today I will be a voice for them. Children who are left unattended have to fend for themselves. Children who have been abused, whether it be mentally, physically, or verbally are afraid to speak. Again I say, today I will be a voice for them.
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