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by Kelly Watt Author Kelly Watt gives a personal account of her life with a sexually abusive father and a detached mother that makes every nerve in your body stand up. Her life story is every young girl’s nightmare. The title gives away the time frame of the abuse but it says nothing of the strength and will of this young girl. Running away was an option that always sent her mother and father hot on her trail and brought her back to her tortured life in a home that offered no security. The one time she was able to stay away and have her father locked up for his crimes, only to experience neglect at the hands of foster families, she returned of her own free will to the abusive comfort of home. She then stayed with her family, moving from place to place while her father panhandled for a living and her mother remained aware and void of any compassion for her own daughter and her well-being. It was a nightmare childhood that Kelly learned to brave simply because she felt she had nowhere else to go. And brave it, she did. Finally, at the age of fourteen she left never to return. Kelly is now married with children of her own. She credits her survival and wisdom to having endured in such a twisted world. Had she left, she would not have grown to be the woman she is today. I recommend this book as a therapeutic journey for anyone who may have suffered under the hands of an abusive parent. It is also a great educating tool for those in the foster care field. |
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