My mom and dad are fighting again. Well, at least my dad is fighting with my mom. I can’t hear her saying anything but I can hear my dad yelling at her and saying some of the words we aren’t supposed to say because they’re bad words.
It happens all the time but more when my dad doesn’t have to go to work the next day. He starts out happy but then he ends up angry and yells at all of us. My mom sends us to the other room or to bed if it’s night time. He keeps yelling at her and sometimes I can hear him slap her or hit her. Sometimes I can hear him push her down on the floor or against the wall.
This time it was because my dad yelled at my brother and got up to hit him and my mom got in between them so he couldn’t hit my brother. Instead, she sent him to bed along with the rest of us and when we left he started yelling at her and calling her names then he hit her.
It happened last night, too. And a few days ago. My birthday was last week and it happened then too, after everyone went home. He always starts when everyone is gone. He’s nice to everyone until the company leaves then he starts hitting us and yelling at us. He has a whip. It’s made out of a long extension cord. He folds it in half and whips us with it. Then my mom comes and tries to get him to stop and he starts whipping her, too.
It happens all the time. Over and over again. All the time.
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I know this is just your fictional interpretation of domestic violence, (based on your background knowledge of course) but it’s not a real child being whipped with an extension cord. And yet my stomach is flip flopping anyway because I’m sure something close to this happening somewhere at this very moment. : (
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That’s what my dad used…an extension cord…ti whip us. Yup, I’m sure it still happens today.
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Oh, Corina. I’m so sad you grew up with a father like that. No child should be raised that way.
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Wow. I hope this is fiction. If not go to the nearest hospital/police station now and tell an adult.
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Thank you, Melanie. This is based on my own childhood experiences. I’m grown and old now so I’m okay. I’m writing about abuse this month because I am hoping it will help at least one person get out of an abusive situation or help someone to help another get out. Thank you for stopping by!
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What a horrifying story. Based on experience? Not good.
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