child abuse documentary

[ArtByLindaLee]

your right it should not hurt t be a kid MORE PEOPLE NEED TO GET INVOLVED

[Zero3579]

Hopeville? Easier said than done

[TheTexaggie2011]

I am taking my part in my grade to STOP CHILD ABUSE LETS GO AMERICA STOP CHILD ABUSE

[80z90zhouzemuzicgrl]

let me tell u when i have to reprimend my child i spank her bottom and im crying while im spanking her i would never hurt my baby girl just the look on her eyes when she looks up at me her mother every morning and she hugs me kisses mommy there is no way .i believe that people that abuse children are sick mentally sick ...a child to live in fear is horrible especially when its thier own parents abusing them .stop ,dont take ur anger out on them they are innocent babies

[SauryGirl1]

This is a really important video..

I was myself sexualy and physicaly abused from age 4-16...

My abuser told me he abused me from I was 2 months old.. even tho I only remember back to when I was around 4/5 years old... I am now 16 years old.. I has lived in child protective homes in foster cares... Because my abuser was my own father...

[kingorion4201]

i think alot more kids are abused than they say. ill bet more than 80% of kids are abused, almost to torture

[christensenlow]

@bzylizzy This is the reason I am seeking to forgive. Holding onto anger is like holding onto coals. You, not the perpetrator, gets burnt. Though, by seeking to forgive, you let go of that anger. It is no longer yours. If anything, it is God who will bring justice. These are important lessons I have learned over the years of trying to heal. You don't need to put yourself again in an abusive relationship. You have to put up boundaries. Yet, you can't hold onto anger.

[XoXoSakuraKissXoXo]

What song is playing where the lyrics are "This one comes from this way..." ?

[christensenlow]

The only thing that I would add to this video is that abuse doesn't necessarily involve marks being left. My father was good at not leaving marks (and then would tell people that I bruised easily when marks were left). But the abuse that continues to this day is the emotional and verbal abuse. The marks have healed...but I still deal with the belittling and yelling. And the absence of love (replaced by "hate"). No child should endure that.

[brianpomona18]

Very true. My mother was very emotionally abusive. I don't talk to her anymore. I'm working on my own documentary called "The Child Called Idiot". It should be out on YouTube by this summer.

[bzylizzy]

@christensenlow why have anything to do with him then?, you shouldnt put up with emotional and verbal abuse, his sperm may have helped make you but that is no reason for you to put up with this crap, break the cycle, realise you are better than what this man offers you....

[upyourscracker]

what song is playing?

[himmy90123]

the song in the begining is one of my best friends playing keyboard.

[christensenlow]

As a survivor of child abuse, I commend you on doing this documentary. Child abuse needs to be stopped and addressed.

[himmy90123]

i agree. im doing my part in NY. lol im part of a big organization with the foster care system and do my best. i myself.. was from 4-14

[christensenlow]

I'm doing my part also by mainly just being vocal about what happened to me. For so long, I hid it even from my closest friends. No more "family secrets".  But always looking to do more :)

[Zero3579]

I need help, it takes time

[upyourscracker]

you should pm me sometime. im 14 and was physically, mentally, sexually, and emotionally abused from the ages of 4-13 now i have social anxiety and depression... but im glad its all over

[christensenlow]

I'm 35. I'll tell you that, sadly, it's probably not over. Don't wait to get help. You will probably deal with PTSD and disthymia depression for years until you get help to process what you experienced. I'm still on the road to recovery, after running away at 16. Just a word of advice...don't let the years go by without fully going through the "fire" of recovery. It is a VERY painful process, though!

[JimDroAcoustics]

@christensenlow luckily im am now happy. my life couldnt be more amazing, the things ive experienced have mad me , i believe the happiest person in the world, it helped me understand people and life. and i love life.

[bzylizzy]

@upyourscracker I am so sorry to hear that, it just isnt fair at all, I hope you find peace in your life one day soon, you are too precious for this rubbish to happen (I hope you realise that)....

[JimDroAcoustics]

@bzylizzy <3 ive found peace. through my mind. not through god, or a book.

[christensenlow]

Definitely takes time. But hopefully, God makes it worth it. Maybe?

[JimDroAcoustics]

@christensenlow i dont believe in god :/ but i do believe the mid is a powerful thing . powerful enough to create this world and everything we see. quantum physics.

[JimDroAcoustics]

@JimDroAcoustics MIND*

[megcav6]

i love how she says "foodingy" at like 1:26