Child Abuse: The Person You Know Lucy's Story

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Jane Doe English 6 Mr. Reitz 4/20/07 Child Abuse Every morning, when the alarm goes off, Lucy, a second grader, pulls the covers over her head, scared to wake up to a new day. She’s scared to leave her room because she knows what’s next: the same hurtful daily routine. She’s slapped in the face, shoved against the wall, or shouted at: “You better do what I say, you little bitch!” And who’s doing the slapping, the shoving, the shouting? The person you would least expect, the person who is supposed to care for and to protect Lucy from abuse: Lucy’s mom. Does Lucy’s mom’s behavior surprise you? If you are at all familiar with the insanity of parents who abuse their kids, you know Lucy’s story. It is a story of beatings and verbal
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