Comments on: Child Sexual Abuse http://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/ Violence against Women Exposed Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:15:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: charmayne http://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-6277 charmayne Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:34:02 +0000 https://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-6277 I sit here today, a mother, overwhelmed by the consequences of our experience, my beautiful daughter violated by the very person she most trusted, whom was meant to be her protector! An upstanding member of our Chrisian community, who manipulated and violated her, only to deny the accusations. We have been marginalised and displaced, I had been a devoted wife and mother, enjoyed the privilege of an affluent life style, I now have to work full time 'I am 56' in order to supplement our income. Whilst he has simply re married for the 4th time and had his 6th child! I am on a continuous emotional roller coaster, overcome by feelings of guilt that my daughter had to endure so much loss: loss of her innocence, loss of her family unit, loss of her material comforts. I know she is so much better off, and I am so grateful that the abuse was exposed early. She has had a significant amount of counseling, however, she still experiences anxiety on a daily basis. What absolutely astounds me, is her capacity to unconditionaly love her abuser, I know that therein, lies her healing! If only I could vanquish my demons and be impervious to the barbs, that are aimed at me whenever the opportunity arises! I sit here today, a mother, overwhelmed by the consequences of our experience, my beautiful daughter violated by the very person she most trusted, whom was meant to be her protector! An upstanding member of our Chrisian community, who manipulated and violated her, only to deny the accusations. We have been marginalised and displaced, I had been a devoted wife and mother, enjoyed the privilege of an affluent life style, I now have to work full time ‘I am 56′ in order to supplement our income. Whilst he has simply re married for the 4th time and had his 6th child! I am on a continuous emotional roller coaster, overcome by feelings of guilt that my daughter had to endure so much loss: loss of her innocence, loss of her family unit, loss of her material comforts. I know she is so much better off, and I am so grateful that the abuse was exposed early. She has had a significant amount of counseling, however, she still experiences anxiety on a daily basis. What absolutely astounds me, is her capacity to unconditionaly love her abuser, I know that therein, lies her healing! If only I could vanquish my demons and be impervious to the barbs, that are aimed at me whenever the opportunity arises!

]]> By: sarah http://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-6234 sarah Sat, 01 Mar 2008 01:07:34 +0000 https://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-6234 i was abused by older brother when i was 8, he was 16, told parents they did nothing, he has always been a threatening dominant bully ever since, to them as well as me, cant wrap my brain around it, he denied it at the time and even told some other relatives i was making up lies, hate him, feel suicidal sometimes and ashamed and angry, even angry at my parents (who i love) for doing nothing and not kicking him out, oh well guess thats how its always going to be i was abused by older brother when i was 8, he was 16, told parents they did nothing, he has always been a threatening dominant bully ever since, to them as well as me, cant wrap my brain around it, he denied it at the time and even told some other relatives i was making up lies, hate him, feel suicidal sometimes and ashamed and angry, even angry at my parents (who i love) for doing nothing and not kicking him out, oh well guess thats how its always going to be

]]> By: Anita E. Wladichuk http://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-6194 Anita E. Wladichuk Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:35:04 +0000 https://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-6194 I wrote and published a book on December 1, 2005 titled "Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)." This story is about hope, overcoming obstacles, and making choices in the face of adversity. More concretely, it is about child abuse and how the protagonist, a young girl named Anastasia, comes to terms with it. The purpose of this story is to reach out to as many people as possible, to present hope, to inspire, and to encourage those who have been unfortunate to have experienced unfair adversity in their life. I appear to have been successful in that goal. Here are some excerpts from reviews . . . This is a moving story about one girl’s journey to find feelings of self-esteem and self-worth. — Jill Zimmerman Rutledge, LCSW, author of Dealing With The Stuff That Makes Life Tough: The Ten Things That Stress Girls Out and How To Cope With Them This short but potent tale is indeed the story of a young girl, Anastasia's, metamorphosis out of the smothering and woundedness caused by cruelty and abuse. ... Perhaps this unique story will touch many lives ... Perhaps this story will bring one person into a life of more fun and less pain! — Review by Viviane Crystal, Member of Reviewers International Organization ... I couldn’t put the book down until I completely finished it on the back cover. It is so down to earth, so well versed I could feel times that I was “Anastasia.” Reading the words, but the brain saying “you’ve been there” too. — Emily Schuessler, Customer, Ontario "Anastasia and the Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)" is a book with a purpose, namely to inspire readers to overcome whatever challenges they may face ... It's an unusual book ... this book is meant to serve as a blinking arrow penetrating the darkness to point you toward the light that lies at the end of your own personal tunnel, and I think it succeeds very well in doing just that. — Daniel Jolley, one of Amazon.com's Top 50 Reviewers "Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl" is about hope and overcoming obstacles that you will read and re-read, and will be a classic treasured by generations to come. — Florence Starr, Customer, and Founder of The Home For The Aged in Fernie, BC "'Who am I?' is a question that many people of many ages ask - it is the first question of the story. Anastasia asked this of herself over and over; of course, life is properly a process of discovery, and this can take place at different times and in different ways for each individual. ... This book shows a creative spark and an intense desire to share with others. ... this is Wladichuk's first book ... A good premier effort. — FrKurt Messick, one of Amazon.com's Top 50 Reviewers I appreciated the simplicity of this very complex story … I read the book 3 times within a 24 hour period and each time I was forced outside my comfort zone and caused to remember and experience again my own journey to self-actualization. … Thank you for sharing this story with me. — Tom Jones, Customer who also put his review on Amazon Child abuse, of course, is not restricted to any one particular segment of society, so I am contacting various groups and organizations with the intention of inspiring others who have suffered unfair adversity. Please take a moment to visit my website at www.ghostlyowl.com to read excerpts from "Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)" and to see what reviewers and customers are saying about my book. This is the only book that is available which does not describe the horrific details of verbal, physical, or sexual abuse. If you are looking for a book that does not do this, then "Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)” is the book for you! Thank you so much for your assistance. Sincerely Anita E. Wladichuk, Author "Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)" Ghostly Owl Publishing Company Suite 479, 104-1015 Columbia Street New Westminster, BC V3M 6V3 Canada Email: anastasia@ghostlyowl.com Website: http://www.ghostlyowl.com I wrote and published a book on December 1, 2005 titled “Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!).” This story is about hope, overcoming obstacles, and making choices in the face of adversity. More concretely, it is about child abuse and how the protagonist, a young girl named Anastasia, comes to terms with it.

The purpose of this story is to reach out to as many people as possible, to present hope, to inspire, and to encourage those who have been unfortunate to have experienced unfair adversity in their life. I appear to have been successful in that goal. Here are some excerpts from reviews . . .

This is a moving story about one girl’s journey to find feelings of self-esteem and self-worth.
— Jill Zimmerman Rutledge, LCSW, author of Dealing With The Stuff That Makes Life Tough: The Ten Things That Stress Girls Out and How To Cope With Them

This short but potent tale is indeed the story of a young girl, Anastasia’s, metamorphosis out of the smothering and woundedness caused by cruelty and abuse. … Perhaps this unique story will touch many lives … Perhaps this story will bring one person into a life of more fun and less pain!
— Review by Viviane Crystal, Member of Reviewers International Organization

… I couldn’t put the book down until I completely finished it on the back cover. It is so down to earth, so well versed I could feel times that I was “Anastasia.” Reading the words, but the brain saying “you’ve been there” too.
— Emily Schuessler, Customer, Ontario

“Anastasia and the Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)” is a book with a purpose, namely to inspire readers to overcome whatever challenges they may face … It’s an unusual book … this book is meant to serve as a blinking arrow penetrating the darkness to point you toward the light that lies at the end of your own personal tunnel, and I think it succeeds very well in doing just that.
— Daniel Jolley, one of Amazon.com’s Top 50 Reviewers

“Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl” is about hope and overcoming obstacles that you will read and re-read, and will be a classic treasured by generations to come.
— Florence Starr, Customer, and Founder of The Home For The Aged in Fernie, BC

“‘Who am I?’ is a question that many people of many ages ask – it is the first question of the story. Anastasia asked this of herself over and over; of course, life is properly a process of discovery, and this can take place at different times and in different ways for each individual. … This book shows a creative spark and an intense desire to share with others. … this is Wladichuk’s first book … A good premier effort.
— FrKurt Messick, one of Amazon.com’s Top 50 Reviewers

I appreciated the simplicity of this very complex story … I read the book 3 times within a 24 hour period and each time I was forced outside my comfort zone and caused to remember and experience again my own journey to self-actualization. … Thank you for sharing this story with me.

— Tom Jones, Customer who also put his review on Amazon

Child abuse, of course, is not restricted to any one particular segment of society, so I am contacting various groups and organizations with the intention of inspiring others who have suffered unfair adversity. Please take a moment to visit my website at http://www.ghostlyowl.com to read excerpts from “Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)” and to see what reviewers and customers are saying about my book.

This is the only book that is available which does not describe the horrific details of verbal, physical, or sexual abuse. If you are looking for a book that does not do this, then “Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)” is the book for you!

Thank you so much for your assistance.

Sincerely

Anita E. Wladichuk, Author

“Anastasia and The Ghostly Owl (The Choice Was Hers!)”

Ghostly Owl Publishing Company

Suite 479, 104-1015 Columbia Street

New Westminster, BC V3M 6V3

Canada

Email: anastasia@ghostlyowl.com

Website: http://www.ghostlyowl.com

]]> By: Natasha http://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-4652 Natasha Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:26:18 +0000 https://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-4652 Sick.. Should Be Got Rid Of.. Im A 14 Year Old Girl.. And I Wouldnt Want Too Be Put Through It.. So Why Should Others..? Sick.. Should Be Got Rid Of.. Im A 14 Year Old Girl.. And I Wouldnt Want Too Be Put Through It.. So Why Should Others..?

]]> By: Sandy http://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-3205 Sandy Mon, 07 May 2007 21:55:22 +0000 https://brokendreams.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/child-sexual-abuse/#comment-3205 It happened when I was around eight as best as I remember I've often wondered if it didn't happen all through my babyhood and early childhood years.) It was my older brother. After all these years, I finally confronted him. I couldn't believe the way he acted like it was all an innocent game and didn't really happen the way I tell it. "It was just tickling." No way!!! It was stinking, ugly child abuse by an older brother. I am 57 now and still not over it. It happened when I was around eight as best as I remember I’ve often wondered if it didn’t happen all through my babyhood and early childhood years.) It was my older brother. After all these years, I finally confronted him.
I couldn’t believe the way he acted like it was all an innocent game and didn’t really happen the way I tell it.
“It was just tickling.” No way!!!
It was stinking, ugly child abuse by an older brother. I am 57 now and still not over it.

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