I am filled with upset at an incident that happened yesterday. While waiting for my boyfriend to bring our ice cream out to an outside eating area at a restaurant, I had the unwanted opportunity of watching a father throw his young daughter into his van and beat her. I mean he was shaking her, spanking her, and punching at her. I know what I saw. What a monster. OMG! What had she done to deserve that? I just froze. Never again. I will run to confront a similar situation and try to stop it in progess. His "reason" to us: "oh, she's bi-polar." ...like that is a plausible reason to do what he did. The girl was 8 years old. My boyfriend warned him about doing what he did. Five minutes later, I called the police and reported it. Two cop cars met up, and we told them what happened. I hope this father gets his head screwed on right. This really shook me up. I had flashbacks to all the beatings from my own alcoholic father. No one listened to me at the time. No one stood up in my behalf. The abuse of children has got to stop. Beating someone is no way to cope with a child's mental illness, and just causes trauma to the child. Yes, I am dysregulated right now. It will pass. Thanks for letting me vent.
About Me
- The Journey of a Recovering Borderline
- Midwest, United States
- I am a first-born female over age 60. I am middle class, and have a graduate degree in Business. I have over 28 continuous years in recovery from alcoholism. I have been in Borderline treatment for over 14 years. I still have not reached full-time Serenity, but I have continued to survive this disorder using distress tolerance skills, interpersonal effectiveness, mindfulness, and emotion regulation. These are the 4 components of the DBT Skills as devised by Dr. Marsha Linehan. Email me with any questions at amy@alawebpages.com. Many thanks and blessings for sharing my interest and broadening your awareness of this disorder.
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