I'm just going to write this. I don't care if no one reads it, or
if you think I am hunting for favorites/sympathy, because I'm
not. I am writing this because I've kept it bottled up inside of
me for way too long.
Here it goes.
I was beaten by my parents ever since I was little. It wasn't
full out attacking, but they still played my butt like a drum.
And it was over the littlest things too, like once I dragged one
of my toys up the stairs, they told me not to do it again, and I
forgot. It wasn't that it hurt that much, it was more the
absolute terror I felt right before they spanked me because of
the anger painted on their faces.
I knew they spanked me more often when they were frusterated at
something. They used me as their human stress ball. I also know
that my sisters got it less than I did. I don't even think my
youngest sister ever got a "Red Hienie".
That spanking that went on for a few years made me so shy. I
can't even order my own food, because in the back of my head I am
afraid that if I make a mistake someone will beat me again. It's
terrifying.
The reason they spanked us is because they were spanked as kids.
It took me a while to realize why they aren't affected like I
am.
Then it hit me.
When they were little, they could go to the park or whatever by
themselves for the whole day and just be at home to sleep and
eat. My parents won't even let me chalk in the driveway without
watching me from the window. They got to get away from their
beaters for hours and hours when I was stuck with mine for weeks.
It drove me insane.
People make fun of me because I say I like school. I don't like
it because I think work is fun, or anything like that. I like it
because it is the only time I get to be away from my parents. The
only time when I feel free. The only time when I feel like
someone isn't going to hurt me for making a mistake.
I don't have many friends because like I said, I am extremely
shy. And thats why I am posting this on here. So I can tell
someone.
People argue all the time about whether spanking is wrong or
right, but I think it depends. It depends on what the spanking is
for, how often spanking occurs, the intensity of the spank, etc.,
but the MOST important thing is how it affects the child.
I know my story is not the worst of its kind, but it still hurts
me to think about, like it would anyone who has experienced
it.
If you read this, thank you.
If you didn't, I don't really care.
P.S. If you are currently experiencing this, the beatings do
eventually stop. It's the fear that seems to never go away.