"Mommy Can't You See...His EYES Are on me," by Carol Fetter is a self-published Indie autobiography for $3.99. It was an Award-Winning Finalist in the True Crime: Non-Fiction category of the 2012 International Book Awards.
I work in psychiatric emergency, and deal with sexually abused men and women as part of my normal duties. Sexual abuse is, unfortunately, a very common social problem. This is the first autobiography I have read on this subject and I highly recommend it. I believe Ms. Fetter's courageous exact account of her childhood, when a sexual predator moves into the family home with her and her mother, may help other victims of abuse. Further, it will assist those with normal childhoods begin to understand why such people are often driven to drug and alcohol abuse, self-harming behaviors and suicide.
Ms. Fetter's simple writing style portrays her childish innocence. She writes from the point of view of a ten year old, and one cannot help but completely empathize. Here is an excerpt:
"I love Friday nights. I get to watch Brady bunch first and then the Partridge family second. My two favorite shows in the whole world. I am definitely going to marry Greg Brady and Keith Partridge and Donny Osmond some day. I love them all. I will be so happy being married to them."
The contrast of this innocent child with a manipulative abuser is horrific and disturbing. How can a child explain what is happening when her every move is covered? Who will listen to her anyway? Who would believe her? The young victim does not understand and has no life experience to defend herself or explain to her mother what is going on. The pedophile is the classic manipulative and convincing sociopath, and the naive ten-year-old is utterly outmatched.
I recommend this 75 page book for those who wish to enlarge their experience, and who have a strong stomach! You will grow to love this innocent child, and rush through the book to find what happens to her. Compelling and horrific as a head on train wreck, it is an easy read, but not for the fainthearted!
Ms Fetter is an Ambassador for Childhelp and donates $1 from every purchase. Childhelp is an organization working toward the prevention and treatment of child abuse.
I can't recommend this book enough. I am awed and inspired by the courage and integrity of Ms Fetter, and her stubborn efforts to survive and rise above the terrible years of trauma that could have, and in fact would have destroyed a less determined individual.