Child Abuse: An Exposition
By Dominic Ebacher
Imagine for one moment that you are not yourself any longer. 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
feels panicky as you feel his touch in more intimate places and you scream
involuntarily. His grip tightens as he places his hand over your mouth. "We'll
have to do this the hard way!" comes his intense whisper. You flail your arms
at him, but it doesn't help. His writhing massive body is on top of yours, and
you feel so powerless. Eventually, you sink into a sobbing heap and simply wait
for his passions to stop. You wait for the nightmare to end. When he is done,
you limp to the laundry room and try fruitlessly to get the blood stains out of
your clothes. It is all your fault... Abuse: The violation or defilement of;
What you have just experienced is one type of abuse that occurs millions
of times every year across America. Estimates of abuse range... [continues]
By Dominic Ebacher
Imagine for one moment that you are not yourself any longer. 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
feels panicky as you feel his touch in more intimate places and you scream
involuntarily. His grip tightens as he places his hand over your mouth. "We'll
have to do this the hard way!" comes his intense whisper. You flail your arms
at him, but it doesn't help. His writhing massive body is on top of yours, and
you feel so powerless. Eventually, you sink into a sobbing heap and simply wait
for his passions to stop. You wait for the nightmare to end. When he is done,
you limp to the laundry room and try fruitlessly to get the blood stains out of
your clothes. It is all your fault... Abuse: The violation or defilement of;
What you have just experienced is one type of abuse that occurs millions
of times every year across America. Estimates of abuse range... [continues]
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