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Call Me Cockroach
Our prisons, mental hospitals and streets are filled with tragic stories like Tuesday Storm's. Her childhood was riddled with torturous "games" and violent physical attacks. She was isolated from the rest of her family, locked in an attic with nothing but a bare bed and a bucket for a toilet, and fed just enough to keep her alive. The experts say it's next to impossible to find the soul's light in a dark past like Tuesday's. They say she'll never trust again after being betrayed by the people she loved most, or silence the voices inside her head telling her she's worthless and unloved. She's doomed to suffer a lifetime of depression and self-destructive behavior, and destined to be drawn to people who will again abuse her, or worse--she could become an abuser. That's what the experts say. And the thing about experts is--they're usually right. "Call Me Cockroach" is a chilling reminder of the unfortunate truth that no one survives the devastation of severe child abuse unscathed.
For those of you who've read Byrne's compelling debut book, the Kindle eBook bestseller, "Call Me Tuesday," this memoir unveils what became of the gutsy little girl who spent her early years at the mercy of a sadistic mother. To everyone else, it's an honest glimpse into the tormented mind and troubled heart of a damaged woman determined to overcome the debilitating aftermath of a horrific childhood.
For those of you who've read Byrne's compelling debut book, the Kindle eBook bestseller, "Call Me Tuesday," this memoir unveils what became of the gutsy little girl who spent her early years at the mercy of a sadistic mother. To everyone else, it's an honest glimpse into the tormented mind and troubled heart of a damaged woman determined to overcome the debilitating aftermath of a horrific childhood.
236 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 23, 2013
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Leigh Byrne
6 books198 followersLeigh Byrne is an American author who lives in southern Indiana. She's a self-described loner and serious NBA fan. Her works include "Call Me Tuesday," a memoir revealing her experiences as a victim of extreme child abuse, and "Call Me Cockroach," in which she details the devastating and often bizarre ways her childhood trauma has influenced her adult life.
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March 31, 2024
Highly recommend! Couldn't put this book down, just like I wasn't able to do with first book in this series! This is the second 'based on a true story' book and follows the late teens/adult years of 'Tuesdays' life.
*TRIGGER WARNING*
*TRIGGER WARNING*
April 10, 2020
This was just as good as the first book in this memoir series called "Call Me Tuesday". In the first book you are with Tuesday during her horrifically abusive childhood. "Call Me Cockroach" shows you what happened in her life after she was able to escape her sadistic mother. Loved it!!
June 27, 2018
A "can't put down" book for me. As was 'Call Me Tuesday'. Highly recommend.
October 25, 2013
This book is a follow-up of the excellent memoir, Call Me Tuesday by Leigh Byrne. She grew up in a very abusive home and her childhood was chronicled in her first book. The only thing I didn't like about Call Me Tuesday was the sort of abrupt ending. I wanted to know what happened to "Tuesday" (or Leigh)and how her childhood abuse effected her late teens and adult life.
Call Me Cockroach follows her life after she leaves her home to live with her aunt. However, Tuesday ends up back in an abusive relationship by marrying a guy she barely knows at a very young age. She's also still dealing with her mother, who seems to brush all of the past abuse behind her. Her mother also only abused Tuesday and not her brothers and she never did really get answers as to why. I was also heartbroken to learn that she has little to no relationships with any of her brothers. I can't imagine how painful it would be to have your entire family basically refuse to acknowledge what she went through as a child nor offer any explanation.
This follow-up book is basically her struggle to understand her childhood abuse. This book stands out to me because of how self-aware Leigh is. She reflects on her past with such brutal honesty. She was a victim, but she never plays the victim. She takes full responsibility for the decisions she made as an adult. Such rawness is hard to come by.
I hope that writing these two books was therapeutic to Leigh Byrne. She's a gifted writer and I truly commend her for rising above her past and wish her nothing but the best for the future.
Call Me Cockroach follows her life after she leaves her home to live with her aunt. However, Tuesday ends up back in an abusive relationship by marrying a guy she barely knows at a very young age. She's also still dealing with her mother, who seems to brush all of the past abuse behind her. Her mother also only abused Tuesday and not her brothers and she never did really get answers as to why. I was also heartbroken to learn that she has little to no relationships with any of her brothers. I can't imagine how painful it would be to have your entire family basically refuse to acknowledge what she went through as a child nor offer any explanation.
This follow-up book is basically her struggle to understand her childhood abuse. This book stands out to me because of how self-aware Leigh is. She reflects on her past with such brutal honesty. She was a victim, but she never plays the victim. She takes full responsibility for the decisions she made as an adult. Such rawness is hard to come by.
I hope that writing these two books was therapeutic to Leigh Byrne. She's a gifted writer and I truly commend her for rising above her past and wish her nothing but the best for the future.
June 22, 2015
2.5
I know. You look at what the book is, and then you look at me and you wonder "Are you heartless? Why aren't you touched by this sad story of a woman finding herself after a childhood of unspeakable abuse? What is WRONG with you?!"
I liked the book. The story needed to be told. That wasn't the problem I had. It wasn't the ending, like I've seen mentioned on other reviews, for not having enough "closure". I liked that the author didn't try to wrap it all up perfectly because these stories do not have fairy-tale endings and neither does life, quite honestly.
What bothered me, though, were some of the opinions the author stated. Saying things like "I'd always hated people who committed suicide" and "Adults aren't victims" (I'm paraphrasing here) don't sound very good coming out of someone who I would hope to be more considerate of mental illness and abuse than most. That epilogue didn't sit well with me, telling me that adults have a choice, because it isn't always that way for all people. Also, throughout the book, the author makes a lot of concessions for her husband, her various family members, friends, etc. etc. when I don't think those concessions need to be made. Don't put that blame on yourself. It wasn't your fault. I think some anger is justified for your husband for trapping you in a shitty situation. Don't give him an out just because you "didn't always make it easy" (paraphrasing again).
The other thing is that this book really, really could have used a copy editor. While I can pass up some spelling errors without it bothering me, it became so constant that it interrupted the enjoyment (if you can call this story enjoyable? Informative and important at least) of the novel. There was a lot of missing and misplaced punctuation, words used incorrectly or misspelled, quotations used within quotations. I know that sounds really nit-picky, but for a lot of readers, that stuff does matter. Penmanship counts.
Yes, I was touched by the story. I feel for the author. I still think sections could have been improved. Your mileage may vary.
I know. You look at what the book is, and then you look at me and you wonder "Are you heartless? Why aren't you touched by this sad story of a woman finding herself after a childhood of unspeakable abuse? What is WRONG with you?!"
I liked the book. The story needed to be told. That wasn't the problem I had. It wasn't the ending, like I've seen mentioned on other reviews, for not having enough "closure". I liked that the author didn't try to wrap it all up perfectly because these stories do not have fairy-tale endings and neither does life, quite honestly.
What bothered me, though, were some of the opinions the author stated. Saying things like "I'd always hated people who committed suicide" and "Adults aren't victims" (I'm paraphrasing here) don't sound very good coming out of someone who I would hope to be more considerate of mental illness and abuse than most. That epilogue didn't sit well with me, telling me that adults have a choice, because it isn't always that way for all people. Also, throughout the book, the author makes a lot of concessions for her husband, her various family members, friends, etc. etc. when I don't think those concessions need to be made. Don't put that blame on yourself. It wasn't your fault. I think some anger is justified for your husband for trapping you in a shitty situation. Don't give him an out just because you "didn't always make it easy" (paraphrasing again).
The other thing is that this book really, really could have used a copy editor. While I can pass up some spelling errors without it bothering me, it became so constant that it interrupted the enjoyment (if you can call this story enjoyable? Informative and important at least) of the novel. There was a lot of missing and misplaced punctuation, words used incorrectly or misspelled, quotations used within quotations. I know that sounds really nit-picky, but for a lot of readers, that stuff does matter. Penmanship counts.
Yes, I was touched by the story. I feel for the author. I still think sections could have been improved. Your mileage may vary.
October 7, 2013
This book is the sequel to Leigh Byrne's Call Me Tuesady. It is her own account of the abuse she suffered from her mother between the ages of 8 to 14 when she finally went to live with her aunt. Only Tuesday was singled out for abuse, and her father, while aware of the about did little to prevent it. He did send her to her grandmother and aunt's for summers, but when contacted by Social Services, he maintained that Tuesday was not being abused. Her brothers, two older and one younger, maintained a distance from Tuesday and were complicit by their silence.
While Tuesday did get away from her mother and had a very loving and supportive relationship with her aunt, the scars of her early life effected her in every way. The book gets its title from the concept that the cockroach, despised and hated, will still be in the world even if civilization is destroyed because they are survivors. It is hard for people who have never been abused to understand the depth of damage done to a child like Tuesday. This book pulls away the curtains and allows us to get inside the damaged psyche of someone who has been told she is a worthless. It wasn't enough that Tuesday was forced to stand with her nose to the wall for hours, locked in her bedroom with only a bucket for her waste and starved; she was sent to school dressed in rags and filthy so that her classmates would continue the abuse at school. When Tuesday attended school at her aunt's, she was clean and dressed in fashionable clothes, but she expected to be rejected and by her classmates. Her early decisions were made from a terrible sense of self worth. The ordinary person would look at someone like Tuesday when she was finally surrounded by love and expect her to suddenly change. This book was an eye-opener.
While Tuesday did get away from her mother and had a very loving and supportive relationship with her aunt, the scars of her early life effected her in every way. The book gets its title from the concept that the cockroach, despised and hated, will still be in the world even if civilization is destroyed because they are survivors. It is hard for people who have never been abused to understand the depth of damage done to a child like Tuesday. This book pulls away the curtains and allows us to get inside the damaged psyche of someone who has been told she is a worthless. It wasn't enough that Tuesday was forced to stand with her nose to the wall for hours, locked in her bedroom with only a bucket for her waste and starved; she was sent to school dressed in rags and filthy so that her classmates would continue the abuse at school. When Tuesday attended school at her aunt's, she was clean and dressed in fashionable clothes, but she expected to be rejected and by her classmates. Her early decisions were made from a terrible sense of self worth. The ordinary person would look at someone like Tuesday when she was finally surrounded by love and expect her to suddenly change. This book was an eye-opener.
July 6, 2024
CALL ME COCKROACH, the follow up to Leigh Byrne’s memoir CALL ME TUESDAY, engaged me less than the first book.
Tuesday’s struggles had me wanting to jump into the pages and scream, “GET THERAPY.” She had no concept of functional relationships and setting boundaries. Chad, her husband, is a controlling bully from their first encounter which made me sad for her and angry that no one suggested it for her. Leigh Byrne and I are nearly the same age, we grew up when therapy and child abuse weren’t in the public vernacular, but by the time we were in our 20s, therapy was readily available to nearly everyone, including those who couldn’t afford it through clinics.
I understood the learned helplessness of abuse survivors was part of Tuesday’s repeated self-defeating choices, but didn’t want to read every step in her slow process.
Tuesday’s struggles had me wanting to jump into the pages and scream, “GET THERAPY.” She had no concept of functional relationships and setting boundaries. Chad, her husband, is a controlling bully from their first encounter which made me sad for her and angry that no one suggested it for her. Leigh Byrne and I are nearly the same age, we grew up when therapy and child abuse weren’t in the public vernacular, but by the time we were in our 20s, therapy was readily available to nearly everyone, including those who couldn’t afford it through clinics.
I understood the learned helplessness of abuse survivors was part of Tuesday’s repeated self-defeating choices, but didn’t want to read every step in her slow process.
October 13, 2013
A follow on of the author's first book "Call Me Tuesday" and it deals with the aftermath of the childhood abuse the author suffered and how this still had consequences in her relationships. The author writes vividly and poignantly about her lost childhood.
July 15, 2016
This could be my story:(
It's hard to convince people of my mother's cruelty. She fooled so many people when I was a child and continues diminish my value to others. The only people that saw through her were a social worker and my kindergarten teacher.
It's hard to convince people of my mother's cruelty. She fooled so many people when I was a child and continues diminish my value to others. The only people that saw through her were a social worker and my kindergarten teacher.
December 5, 2016
I loved Call me Tuesday. But WHO THE HELL edited this?!? 25% in and I've found too many language mistakes. Since/sense, they're/there/their. Seriously, this wasn't self published. Fire your editor.
July 10, 2021
Call Me Tuesday ended rather abruptly and I needed to know more. I wanted more closure, so I started to read Call Me Cockroach. I am glad we got to see how that abuse Tuesday went through shaped her life. Like I stated in my review for the 1st book, her entire family failed her. Her brothers were trash and didn't bother to reach out probably due to their guilt. I was expecting more of a happy ending but it was very realistic.
October 4, 2017
I felt as if I were reading my own thoughts and feelings...
I connected with Tuesday on a personal level. Our abusers and the trauma we endured was certainly different, however the outcome was the same...
I felt as though I were reading my own story and it kept me turning the pages feverishly! Thank you, Tuesday... Thank you, Leigh... Thank you 💜
I connected with Tuesday on a personal level. Our abusers and the trauma we endured was certainly different, however the outcome was the same...
I felt as though I were reading my own story and it kept me turning the pages feverishly! Thank you, Tuesday... Thank you, Leigh... Thank you 💜
March 17, 2023
Phenomenal story
This story was so moving, entertaining, exciting and interesting!!!. Childhood abuse is so sad😭 and overwhelming. If she hadn't have been brave and tough she never would have survived. I was so scared😱 for her when she married her first husband, I was afraid he would abuse her as well, but she didn't put up with too much of his crap😊. She is a very strong lady and she is a survivor and a warrior🤗.
This story was so moving, entertaining, exciting and interesting!!!. Childhood abuse is so sad😭 and overwhelming. If she hadn't have been brave and tough she never would have survived. I was so scared😱 for her when she married her first husband, I was afraid he would abuse her as well, but she didn't put up with too much of his crap😊. She is a very strong lady and she is a survivor and a warrior🤗.
June 13, 2019
A must read
My adult life ran so parallel with hers even though I didn't suffer from the kind of abuse that she did. Thank you for a lot of insight
My adult life ran so parallel with hers even though I didn't suffer from the kind of abuse that she did. Thank you for a lot of insight
July 3, 2024
Extra depressing because of how everyone moves on and it is in the past but her whole life is ruined like omg
January 22, 2020
4.5 stars. Another good quick read!
September 20, 2022
I enjoyed every moment of this book. There were a lot of things in Ms. Byrne’s childhood and adult life that resonated with me, I too suffered abuse (although differently) and this book hit home for me. What the author says at the end of the book about abuse always staying with you was something I couldn’t agree with more. Although as an adult my life is a lot different and I am the happiest that I’ve ever been (blessed with a wonderful spouse & kids), the pain of the past still haunts me and because of that there are unfavourable parts of me that I can’t help or that I simply conceal. I’m inspired to write about my story too, who knows, maybe down the road it’ll come to fruition.
Much love & respect to you Ms. Byrne, you are a gifted and talented writer and have overcome many obstacles, I’m glad you had people in your corner that love & supported you and still do.
Much love & respect to you Ms. Byrne, you are a gifted and talented writer and have overcome many obstacles, I’m glad you had people in your corner that love & supported you and still do.
February 10, 2015
Again, I had a hard time reading this but still felt it was worth my time. I think once in a while we need to read books like this to remind us how good we have things. The author was so scarred from her childhood that sometimes reading about her adult life felt like reading about a train running down the track out of control because it sabotaged itself or didn't think it deserved to be a well-functioning train.
That being said, I have a lot of respect for the author and what she has overcome. I think that reading this book and its prequel have filled my quota of this type of book ("abuse" books) for a while. They're really emotionally heavy reads.
That being said, I have a lot of respect for the author and what she has overcome. I think that reading this book and its prequel have filled my quota of this type of book ("abuse" books) for a while. They're really emotionally heavy reads.
December 25, 2022
Call Me Tuesday was so good I expected this one to be as well and was disappointed. It felt unedited, rushed in parts, dragged out in others. Felt details were missing. Macy was such a huge part at the beginning and then her death was an afternote. Almost like she was forgotten about and someone reminded the author so she threw it in at the end.
The story of her life really is fascinating but was hard to read this. Just so disjointed.
The story of her life really is fascinating but was hard to read this. Just so disjointed.
November 18, 2014
This book is the sequel to, "Call me Tuesday", the story of a young girl made to put up with horrendous acts by her mother. This second book was more about her grown up life. What a hard story to tell but so important. This author put a lot of work into becoming a survivor, when it could have gone so many other directions, good for her!
October 15, 2023
I read this as the sequel to the first part of Leigh’s story, “Call Me Tuesday”. While I liked that the first book wasn’t repetitive, I found that this one was, in the fact of going through the same motions/situations, again and again.
Still, I wanted to hear how everything ended up, and I don’t regret reading it — in fact, I sped through it.
Still, I wanted to hear how everything ended up, and I don’t regret reading it — in fact, I sped through it.
January 13, 2014
Glad
I was wishing for more details of what the evil.mother did. Very good writing though. Wish the best for her.
I was wishing for more details of what the evil.mother did. Very good writing though. Wish the best for her.
May 24, 2023
I definitely enjoyed her first book better. I felt this one was a little slow. But it was nice to hear about Tuesday and what her life came to be. I also found numerous typos.
September 21, 2023
Boring and predictable.
June 15, 2024
Good but not as good as the first book. I'm glad she found happiness though.
July 28, 2024
Call Me Cockroach continues where
Call Me Tuesday
ends, focusing on how her childhood trauma affected her life as an adult and the mental and emotional scars after leaving her narcissistic, abusive mother. Tuesday often struggles with flashbacks and PTSD, revisiting horrific memories, asking herself why no one helped her, how people make excuses for Mama's abuse or didn't and don't believe it happened. Tuesday continues looking for the purpose behind what happened to her as a child, and the trauma of her early childhood comes back to her in nightmares and sudden flashes.
The story also follows Tuesday as she navigates a job, gets into a relationship that ends up being abusive, and they have two children together. Tuesday falls into complications raising her child, Molly, pushing her into beauty contests because she wants her to have beauty, something she (Tuesday) was never allowed to have. She sometimes feels guilt or shame when she questions herself as a parent or catches herself making mistakes, never wanting to become a monster like Mama was to her.
Tuesday grows a thick skin and leaves her abusive husband, Chad. She feels jealous of his tolerance of his new woman's independence, while when he was with her, he tried to control her and not let her be independent. The divorce and aftermath are messy, but Tuesday gets through it resiliently.
She eventually finds a new man and makes peace with her past, deciding she will write her story.
The book was a great follow-up to the first book. Often, we hear a victim's story, and when they escape their abuser, we don't hear any more of it. The post-trauma, overthinking, and replaying memories of abuse leave scars and can have a long-lasting effect on how we navigate life afterward, from our patterns, relationships, trust, fears, insecurities, and emotional issues. The aftermath of abuse affects victims in many ways, and the story shows that. It is worth the read after reading the first book, of course. A sorrowful, but beautifully told story of a survivor moving forward and progressing with grace after being a victim of abuse.
Why did my mother single me out from all of her other children to abuse? Deep down because I didn't know the answer, I still harboured it like it was my fault.
The story also follows Tuesday as she navigates a job, gets into a relationship that ends up being abusive, and they have two children together. Tuesday falls into complications raising her child, Molly, pushing her into beauty contests because she wants her to have beauty, something she (Tuesday) was never allowed to have. She sometimes feels guilt or shame when she questions herself as a parent or catches herself making mistakes, never wanting to become a monster like Mama was to her.
Tuesday grows a thick skin and leaves her abusive husband, Chad. She feels jealous of his tolerance of his new woman's independence, while when he was with her, he tried to control her and not let her be independent. The divorce and aftermath are messy, but Tuesday gets through it resiliently.
She eventually finds a new man and makes peace with her past, deciding she will write her story.
Why did my mother choose me as her scapegoat and not one of my brothers? I learned through further research that the family scapegoat is usually the most sensitive and most vulnerable of all the children, and often the one who reminds the abusive parent of something within herself she cannot accept. I, being a girl was more sensitive and vulnerable than my male siblings and also the one who reminded my mother of her other female child who had died. Moma most likely blamed herself for allowing Audrey to catch the polio virus, but the burden of that blame was too much for her to bear alone. I was a scapegoat child born of my mother's need to blame something outside herself for all the awful things that had happened to her. This was my answer, my truth, or as close as I was ever going to get.
The book was a great follow-up to the first book. Often, we hear a victim's story, and when they escape their abuser, we don't hear any more of it. The post-trauma, overthinking, and replaying memories of abuse leave scars and can have a long-lasting effect on how we navigate life afterward, from our patterns, relationships, trust, fears, insecurities, and emotional issues. The aftermath of abuse affects victims in many ways, and the story shows that. It is worth the read after reading the first book, of course. A sorrowful, but beautifully told story of a survivor moving forward and progressing with grace after being a victim of abuse.
August 28, 2024
This resonates with me
As I read the book, I kept thinking back over my life. I'm glad I live alone, I know meaningful relationships don't exist, and I've never found support with conventional therapy or medication. I'm taking a different approach to life now, and I live in solitude most of the time. I'm sorry Tuesday had to go through abuse from her Mum. Her mother's behaviour is inexcusable.
I find it difficult to understand how parents can impact families so negatively yet distance themselves as though it's just an imaginary storyline that everyone around them simply has to lip up and deal with it. I don't want to turn this review into a novel, but I just wanted to let everyone that despite parental abuse behind closed doors, there's always someone who will support you. There's a way of escape. The effects of child abuse is lifelong though, and it's unfortunate that most psychiatric professionals still do not understand this and brush abuse victims aside as the "too-hard" cases, people who want a cure but can't be cured. Very, very sad and disappointing. Tuesday is dead right though, parents will usually victims the most vulnerable child in their families. I was the most vulnerable child in my family. Today my family treats me like I was adopted and my absence from their lives isn't missed. My mother misses me, but she will never see me again. I cannot go into more details about my family life. There were good and bad moments, mostly bad. I'm glad I am no longer part of my family.
I hope Tuesday is ok with her new life. I don't mean to make her story about me. My intention is to show that her story is something I understand, and despite having different parental figures, I relate and I feel that I understand for the most part, how she feels. Even though punishments vary from household to household, I still understand. And I'm sorry xhad to happen at all. Most of the time, parents don't think through what they're doing at the time, they seem to realise years later how harmful they were to their kids, but by then it's too late. Some parents never accept or try to understand how hurtful and abusive they've been. I hope Tuesday writes more books. I think it's important for people in her situation to shed light on their hardships in order for self-healing and to spread awareness, and also to provide that people in these horrific situations can get help and support.
As I read the book, I kept thinking back over my life. I'm glad I live alone, I know meaningful relationships don't exist, and I've never found support with conventional therapy or medication. I'm taking a different approach to life now, and I live in solitude most of the time. I'm sorry Tuesday had to go through abuse from her Mum. Her mother's behaviour is inexcusable.
I find it difficult to understand how parents can impact families so negatively yet distance themselves as though it's just an imaginary storyline that everyone around them simply has to lip up and deal with it. I don't want to turn this review into a novel, but I just wanted to let everyone that despite parental abuse behind closed doors, there's always someone who will support you. There's a way of escape. The effects of child abuse is lifelong though, and it's unfortunate that most psychiatric professionals still do not understand this and brush abuse victims aside as the "too-hard" cases, people who want a cure but can't be cured. Very, very sad and disappointing. Tuesday is dead right though, parents will usually victims the most vulnerable child in their families. I was the most vulnerable child in my family. Today my family treats me like I was adopted and my absence from their lives isn't missed. My mother misses me, but she will never see me again. I cannot go into more details about my family life. There were good and bad moments, mostly bad. I'm glad I am no longer part of my family.
I hope Tuesday is ok with her new life. I don't mean to make her story about me. My intention is to show that her story is something I understand, and despite having different parental figures, I relate and I feel that I understand for the most part, how she feels. Even though punishments vary from household to household, I still understand. And I'm sorry xhad to happen at all. Most of the time, parents don't think through what they're doing at the time, they seem to realise years later how harmful they were to their kids, but by then it's too late. Some parents never accept or try to understand how hurtful and abusive they've been. I hope Tuesday writes more books. I think it's important for people in her situation to shed light on their hardships in order for self-healing and to spread awareness, and also to provide that people in these horrific situations can get help and support.
August 21, 2017
I read this because the conclusion of Call Me Tuesday was no conclusion at all. It didn't feel like an ending that Tuesday didn't get any answers or justice for the abuse she was subjected to.
I was happy to find out that this was the sequel. That I'd get to see Tuesday's "happy ever after" or at least see her brighter future. However, because this is based on real life there are no happy-ever-afters.
The scars from her childhood haunt Tuesday through her adult life. It is clear to me that no matter how successful an adult becomes, there is no substitute for a childhood filled with love. There is nothing that can fix that.
It was surprising that, even though I have never gone through anything like the author, many of her emotions and thought patterns resonated with my own:
".. my tendency to inertia, and my unhealthy desire for isolation had begun to overwhelm me. Being alone at the end of my work day had become as soothing and comforting as a cup of cocoa on a cold night. But that’s the danger of isolation; it lures you in with the deceptive promise of protecting you and then it feasts on your spirit."
It was a good book and worth a read if you read the first part.
I was happy to find out that this was the sequel. That I'd get to see Tuesday's "happy ever after" or at least see her brighter future. However, because this is based on real life there are no happy-ever-afters.
The scars from her childhood haunt Tuesday through her adult life. It is clear to me that no matter how successful an adult becomes, there is no substitute for a childhood filled with love. There is nothing that can fix that.
It was surprising that, even though I have never gone through anything like the author, many of her emotions and thought patterns resonated with my own:
".. my tendency to inertia, and my unhealthy desire for isolation had begun to overwhelm me. Being alone at the end of my work day had become as soothing and comforting as a cup of cocoa on a cold night. But that’s the danger of isolation; it lures you in with the deceptive promise of protecting you and then it feasts on your spirit."
It was a good book and worth a read if you read the first part.
January 5, 2023
book 2 of Tuesday Series
A follow up into Tuesdays adult life, the trauma she suffered and the aftermath and scars she’s plagued with after years of extreme abuse both physically and mentally as well as emotionally. The abject neglect and rejection of affection and attention she suffered at her mothers hands was unimaginable and brutal. This is a harrowing graphic novel in which I was so deeply affected by her circumstances, the depths of her scars and her mother’s unaccountability was beyond devastating as well as disturbing and had left me many times during the read unable to continue on without first taking a break and putting some distance between myself and this horrific tragedy this beautiful soul was forced to endure in her childhood and teen years and also the deeply painful trauma that was there burdening her down in the aftermath of it all. God bless, Tuesday. A remarkably strong, beautiful spirit who somehow managed to continue on moving forward throughout her life’s journey with the grace of an admirable woman. Her choice to break the familial cycle created by her mother was most definitely the most inspirational about this whole story and it speaks volumes of who this woman truly is and how precious her heart and soul are.
A follow up into Tuesdays adult life, the trauma she suffered and the aftermath and scars she’s plagued with after years of extreme abuse both physically and mentally as well as emotionally. The abject neglect and rejection of affection and attention she suffered at her mothers hands was unimaginable and brutal. This is a harrowing graphic novel in which I was so deeply affected by her circumstances, the depths of her scars and her mother’s unaccountability was beyond devastating as well as disturbing and had left me many times during the read unable to continue on without first taking a break and putting some distance between myself and this horrific tragedy this beautiful soul was forced to endure in her childhood and teen years and also the deeply painful trauma that was there burdening her down in the aftermath of it all. God bless, Tuesday. A remarkably strong, beautiful spirit who somehow managed to continue on moving forward throughout her life’s journey with the grace of an admirable woman. Her choice to break the familial cycle created by her mother was most definitely the most inspirational about this whole story and it speaks volumes of who this woman truly is and how precious her heart and soul are.
January 9, 2021
Mistreated as a Child
Tuesday,was mistreated as a child by her mother and even though ,she lived with her grandmother and aunt in the summer and was treated with love, she had to face her mothers wrath every Fall.
Her grandmother passed away and Tuesday went to live with her aunt.
She was finally able to get a job,meet a boy and they married young.She had two children and stayed in her first marriage for ten yrs.
She had a hard time even though her children made her feel fulfilled,as she never could trust anyone or feel good about herself.
She spent countless hours wondering why her mother, had hated her so much and not her brothers, who could do no wrong.
She never had any relationship with her siblings and her
children never knew them or their maternal grandmother.
This is based on a true story and children such as Tuesday, who are sought out by a single parent for this type of abuse are often called "Scapegoat Children" as there is usually something about the child,that reminds the parent of themselves and they are unable to face this anomaly.
This is the 2nd.part of a two-part story by author Leigh Byrne.
Tuesday,was mistreated as a child by her mother and even though ,she lived with her grandmother and aunt in the summer and was treated with love, she had to face her mothers wrath every Fall.
Her grandmother passed away and Tuesday went to live with her aunt.
She was finally able to get a job,meet a boy and they married young.She had two children and stayed in her first marriage for ten yrs.
She had a hard time even though her children made her feel fulfilled,as she never could trust anyone or feel good about herself.
She spent countless hours wondering why her mother, had hated her so much and not her brothers, who could do no wrong.
She never had any relationship with her siblings and her
children never knew them or their maternal grandmother.
This is based on a true story and children such as Tuesday, who are sought out by a single parent for this type of abuse are often called "Scapegoat Children" as there is usually something about the child,that reminds the parent of themselves and they are unable to face this anomaly.
This is the 2nd.part of a two-part story by author Leigh Byrne.
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