by Misty Beyer

Created on: July 01, 2008

Child abuse.
Often I write to the article topics I can relate to. This child abuse article may be a bit close to home for me, But I am willing to share an opinon through the eyes of the abused. Lets out line the topic itself "Child Abuse" Just two five letter words. In these two words is an entire world away from normal. These two words have so many meaning's. From sexual to physical to mental. Now Im not a doctor, But I am familiar with all forms of the words Child abuse. I am a former member of the abused.

How I think child abuse affects today's society, I couldn't really speak for anyone but myself. I know that I am who I am today because of it. You see I'm a loving mother who dedicates every particle of my life to their needs. I'm stong mentaly and physicaly. I know the statistics of how the abused has a greater chance to be abusive. Im aware that abuse is a learned behavior as well. So for give me if I think the statistics could be a bit harsh.
To me their are two types of people. One chooses to wallow in the self pity and blame others for the way they are, These could be the folks that you see picking off people with an ak-47. Or the criminals out there as we speak schemeing to rob a bank. They could very well be the 9 to 5 working parent who comes in and knocks Jr. across the room for having a dirty room, When in all honesty they just had a bad day at work and needs to pick on someone that cant pick back. All because thats what they knows is right from examples of their childhood.
The other type of people would be like me I suppose. To tell it my way you must understand. First I do not pity these people who go about life crying they had a messed up childhood and then do bad things when they get older. I feel thats a weakness. A way out of trying to do the right thing. It's easier to do what you learned and by far you don't have to work on learning different. That to me is weak.
I chose the other road. The other type of person. I sit and look at my children and think to myself, How or why do people do these things to innocent little ones. Sure I carried anger around like a sack of tater's for along time. I let it go and learned what not to do. Now I say sure I was taught as a child well. I was taught to do the opposite. It's a heck of a way to look at it, but thats what I have done. I took a negative and turned it into a positve. I didnt go into religion and No I didnt go for self help therapy. All I did was realize it wasn't my fault and If I did something

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