Visualize instead that you are a young girl; old enough to know right

from wrong yet still young enough to be terrified by the dark shadows

in your room. It is a cool autumn night and your parents have opted

to attend a party which you are not allowed at. "It will be fine,"

they say. Although you already know what is to come. Your uncle comes

over to watch you for the evening, and your parents are so pleased by

the fact that they do not have to find a sitter. As soon as he

arrives, your mother kisses you on the cheek and scurries out the door

to join your father already waiting in the car outside. The nightmare

begins. His slimy hands casually slide an ebony cartridge into the

VCR as he smiles at you seductively. You can feel his eyes worming

their gaze through your clothes every time that he looks at you. You

feel dirty and violated every time you think about what he does to you

when you are alone. He walks over to the couch and sits down next to

you. His hand slithers it way onto your knee and you cringe in

revulsion. "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you," he chides. Your mind

Steinbach, Alice. "Neglect: the most prevalent form of child

(Dolan p.9) Physical abuse is termed sexual abuse when it involves

question, What do you consider to be abuse; as compared to punishment

this vent men with sexual frustration may turn to the less reactive

Eventually, you sink into a sobbing heap and simply wait for his

those who look to the future. I leave you with this final quote,

from child abuse. Our society has never recovered from child

forms. These include Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Mental Abuse and

What you have just experienced is one type of abuse that

· No hitting or abuse was acceptable to them today

damage as the brain is crushed from repeated impact against the skull.

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