Abuse Part 2: My personal experience

To continue what I said on Part 1 of Abuse

To continue with what I said on part 1 of Abuse. 

Nobody deserves to be abused whether it be emotionally, physically, sexually. It doesn't matter.

What most people don't know is for 18 years of my life and I'm only 22 years old right now. I was physically and verbally abused by my adoptive mother. You ask her if she abused me of course she'll deny it. She was an alcoholic who whenever she felt like it hit me, smacked me or pulled my hair til it fell out. Once when I was 18 and technically and adult she tried to choke me and that was the final straw. I told a friend about all the abuse I been through and she called the cops for me. The cops came to my door knocking and asked if I was all right.I was hysterical. I couldn't stop crying.  They searched my neck for hand marks and found none. They proceeded to ask me if I wanted her thrown in jail and I couldn't do it. My adoptive mother said I was suicidal and tried to hang myself which wasn't true. But for once someone actually believed me. I didn't think anyone would. I thought the cops would take her 

Not because I was a wimp but because even through the abuse she was my mother even though she treated me like s**t. Even though half the time I slept outside on the hammock because she refused to let me into the house. Some people may consider me a wimp for not throwing her in jail but when you think about it what would it have solved? Sure she would have been out of my life for a few days but then she would have come back with a vengeance most likely and I sure as hell didn't want that. 

I figured having the cops show up at our door  would be enough to stop her it just made it worse. She was mad that I told a friend about what had happened. She told me from now on what happened in the family stayed in the family. She made me promise not to tell anyone. SO for awhile I didn't tell anyone but now is the time to tell it. 

Someone needs to do something about all the child abuse that goes on in this country and I figured if I told my story or some of my story maybe it would help. I hope to anyone who reads this it isn't too much details. I didn't put all the details. I hope my story has touched your hearts in some way and makes you want to stop child abuse. And if you are a child abuser learn a lesson. What you do does influence how your child turns out.