courtesy of denise tan su yin...
i was introduced to a "MY STORY" by DAVE PELZER
3 books in one,
the boy called it
the lost boy
a man named dave
about an abused child, his sufferings
under an abusive mother (the mother)
a father who refused to acknowledge the abuse
siblings who just don't care
a closed society
thinking that a family 'secret' should remains as one
but with the help of teachers and the social workers
as well as a juvenile officer
and a list of foster parents
dave prevails in his quest to survive
and to be a better person
it was quite a disturbing book to begin with
on how the mother treat her child
reduced to eat poo
and out of the trash cans
enslaved to the household
torture physically and mentally
up to a point she put him in a 'gas chamber'
force him to drink detergent
and stabbed him in the stomach
upon his rescue,
he then has to face the stigma imposed on foster child
difficulties in foster care
then, the reality of life
jobs, marriage, having a family
all this add up to him becoming
the 10 most outstanding youth of the world of the year
really a good read to those who want something different
mind you
it's emotionally draining
i was introduced to a "MY STORY" by DAVE PELZER
3 books in one,
the boy called it
the lost boy
a man named dave
about an abused child, his sufferings
under an abusive mother (the mother)
a father who refused to acknowledge the abuse
siblings who just don't care
a closed society
thinking that a family 'secret' should remains as one
but with the help of teachers and the social workers
as well as a juvenile officer
and a list of foster parents
dave prevails in his quest to survive
and to be a better person
it was quite a disturbing book to begin with
on how the mother treat her child
reduced to eat poo
and out of the trash cans
enslaved to the household
torture physically and mentally
up to a point she put him in a 'gas chamber'
force him to drink detergent
and stabbed him in the stomach
upon his rescue,
he then has to face the stigma imposed on foster child
difficulties in foster care
then, the reality of life
jobs, marriage, having a family
all this add up to him becoming
the 10 most outstanding youth of the world of the year
really a good read to those who want something different
mind you
it's emotionally draining
3 comments:
if i'm not wrong, his brother and mother claims that it all didn't happened.. they said he was a hyperactive child with very imaginative mind or sth. haha, there is always more sides to a story ..
i read his article on wikipedia before (:
owh lol... how you know everything one siaw hahahaha
u r a very IT-ed dude you know that..
yeah.. what u said is right which make the read more depressing coz he's alone against the whole world..
she (the mother) didn't even acknowledge it up to her death bed.. sickening..
i hope we can be good parents! lolz
haha, i hvnt read the book tho .. wanted to but too lazy :P. btw i was wrong, his mom died before the book came out =/. his brother is the one who doubts him apparently. btw, his brother richard pelzer also wrote his story about his own abuse. heh.
haha. juz dun teach ur children to be lame >.< i'm not sure i can survive being lame-d when i'm old .. haha :P
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