A second excerpt from 1navywoman

The second home in Murphystown, the Stalkers, Corn and Celery, was as bad as the first and the molestation and rape continued. I must have wanted to run away a million times but had nowhere to go. Where the hell do you go when your relatives give you away to strangers!

It was weird being in those foster homes. Living with strangers was scary! We were constantly berated and the boys were often beaten with belts. We could do nothing right! All we were was a way for lazy people to earn money!

The only thing we learned about life was sex from old drunken men who enjoyed raping and molesting!

We were not taught anything about how to take care of ourselves and be young men and women. How to bathe and get dressed and wear makeup, other personal grooming habits.

We were not prepared for life! We were prepared for abuse! I'm sure that's why I haven't had a normal relationship with a man; I had no example, either from my stupid, mean, hateful, biological family or my stupid,mean,hateful foster families! We were not allowed to date. Dating was a sin! Therefore, we did not learn how to conduct ourselves around men; we were just supposed to take the abuse and be silent!


Posted 4th February by Denise