He's having a hard day

He's having a hard day

cmlsangel

Registrant
It's so very hard to watch my BF go thru so much pain each day. To watch him relive every minute of his childhood, his abuse, EA PA and SA. Done by the hands of family. The people who everyone says "will always be there for you". I watch this man at times just crumble, and it breaks my heart. Hear his stories of abuse and am in awe that people could actually do these things to a child. I wish I had a time machine and could go back and take him from all of that horrible abuse. How can you look at a child you are supposed to love and abuse him? Why? I just don't understand why people do this horrible stuff to other people. I watch this wonderful man with so much good inside him struggle with fear, anger, and pain beyond belief and am just so angry with these people. People I have met. People who had the odasity to look me in the eye and smile. And I smiled back unknowing. How does one come to grips with their attackers when they are family? I know I relate on a different level with his abuse because I think of my own beautiful son who is near in age to when my BF was SA. I think he's so young, so small and just a little child. So innocent. I pray everynite that my son knows how much he is loved by me and his family, and that noone will ever hurt him the way I have seen people can be hurt. My son is 9. He likes to ride his bike and look for crabs at the beach across the street. He doesn't know the cruelties of the world yet. I'm so sorry that people took so many things away from all of you at such a young age. I would love to scream at each of his abusers, PA EA SA. Tell them how dare they take the innocence from a young child. How dare you take the joy of being young and niave. How dare you hurt someone's core being and deprive them of a little normalcy. How dare you take this little blank slate and fill it with your perverse and twisted thoughts. How dare you cut someone down only because you don't feel good, because you feel weak you need them to be weaker. How dare you make a young child wish death upon himself, when all children should want to do is grow older so they can drive and be big. How dare you abuse when you yourself was probably abused and know how it feels to be hurt, and can remember just wanting it to stop and not understanding what you did wrong. My child you did nothing wrong. They are wrong. Sitting here with tears in my eyes for all the people who were children who couldn't understand why. sorry just had to get it out.. Just want to keep my BF safe now..
 
Angel
I have tears in my eyes also, if anyone can help your boyfriend, you can.

Dave
 
And that is why she is my Angel, I would not be here if not for the love she shows me. And I don't know how I could ever have the courage to face and to get thru this if I didn't have the love I have for her inside me...
Chris (cml)

" Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage " -Lao Tso
 
Despite it all, you two are truly blessed!!! What a lovely/ loving pair of messages!
 
cmlsangel,
Thank you for saying the things that you did. It touched my heart deeply. There have been many many times when I have wanted to scream "HOW DARE YOU" to Theo's abusers as well as my own, but could not do to inhibitions. Thank you for saying what I have been unable to.
Take Care,
Lady Theo
 
Angel

I don't think I've said "welcome" to you yet.

Welcome and thank you. I feel better knowing that even if I have to be "alone" with my pain and anger right now, at least someone else knows the words.

All the words you've said are true. These people are weak, sick, and selfish. They don't know what it means to care for a child. And still something at the core of those children remained strong and kind and aware, a hidden piece of the people they were supposed to be. There is nothing like watching that hidden person come awake.

It does a little something to soothe my anger, Angel, because I know that despite everything they did to him, they didn't win. They didn't get him for good, just for a little while. He is getting himself back now.

It is incredible to know that the people who've hurt you know that you're better, stronger, happier, healthier, than they could ever be, no matter how much they needed you to be weak and sick. Unfortunately not too many people know that about my boyfriend :( but it's true.

One day they'll all know it. Even if it's all they get to know.
 
Hey Angel,

I've already asked for a time machine for Christmas. If I find one, I'll share.

You sound like "me" when I talk about this stuff now. I hate to admit it, but I never used to think much about it because it wasn't a part of my life. Then I learned a few things by listening to a child, and I started doing some research that brought me here. My "world" is now very different.

There is a lot of "focus" on family, and I am a big advocate of family, but I think that the definition either needs to be clarified, or idiots need to let people have the children who are willing to take care of them properly and actually LOVE them. It's about love and responsibility, not biology. Taking care of them properly includes being AWARE of things, and making sure they are kept safe.

One thing I have heard time and time again around here is "Why didn't anyone notice? Why didn't someone stop it?" The child trying to trust the parents, doesn't have the knowledge to see the wrong in it. If the parents don't seem to mind, it must be ok. It seems like for some weird reason, even though the commercials tell the kids to "tell an adult", if they do, the adults go into denial anyway.

Then if you do protect your kids, there are those people who call you overprotective, and try to make you feel like you're ruining their lives. They don't have to live everything before they turn 10. Leave something for later!

Now, here, a lot of people are hurting. It's still not too late. Things have been "lost", but they can be found again. No matter who you are, there is someone out there who has what you need. That includes all facets of family, even if you aren't little any more. Are people still reading John Bradshaw's books? He had a lot of interesting concepts that make sense.

Knowledge of this stuff enrages us. It's supposed to. The next step, figuring out what to DO about it.

Hugs,

Lynn
 
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