American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (ASPCC)

Skylar’s Tale

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Hello, My name is Skylar.  In 2004 my mother was convicted of two counts of abuse: one count with my brother and one count with me. I am now 19 years old. I am in the United States Air Force Reserve. I am in the ROTC program at Kansas University. I am currently a CNA …

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I Was the New Kid in Town

Rumors can hurt...

I was the new kid in town, I had recently moved from Indiana to Pennsylvania. I have a brother right around my age and my only friend went to a different school therefore I spent most of the time with my brother and my friend Gab. Well the kids in my school chose to start a rumor that my brother raped and abused me.

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I am so happy to be able to share my story with you all.

 My parents divorced when I was two, this resulted in my mother having jobs when I was growing up. In third grade, I stayed after school with a family whom I loved. It was nice to be in a “real” family for a few hours. The family had a 14 year old boy who was …

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You’re not alone! My name is Randy Boyd and I am a 53 year old survivor of childhood sexual, emotional, verbal, physical and spiritual abuse.

My name is Randy Boyd and I am a 53 year old survivor of childhood sexual, emotional, verbal, physical and spiritual abuse. This is third of my three-part story. While I was being constantly physically and sexually abused at home, my mother and stepfather, Jack, had become “Born Again Christians.” The spiritual abuse was as …

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My name is Randy Boyd and I am a 53 year old survivor of childhood sexual, emotional, verbal, physical and spiritual abuse.

This is the second of my three-part story. From age 12 to 17 my stepfather both sexually and physically abused me.  Jack, my stepfather, verbally assassinated my mother and me as well as physically beat us both. More than once my mother came home with black eyes. When the beatings took place at home, I …

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My name is Randy Boyd and I am a 53 year old survivor of childhood sexual, emotional, verbal, physical and spiritual abuse. This is the first of three sections to my story.

My earliest memory of the emotional abuse is at age five when I was in the garden with my mother. I went out to help her, and for reasons I still don’t understand today, she turned to me and screamed, “What do you want, you stupid little …..” I saw the anger and hate in …

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You’re not alone!

Millions of Americans have been abused as a child, and millions of children are being abused today.  If you have been impacted by child abuse in one form or another, we want to hear from you.  Post a video on our website, or share your story…….. it’s important that we stop sweeping the issue and …

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