Author: M. BelayaPublisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1098020758
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
A Child's Fading is the unforgettable story of a young girl named Marina who was raised under the strict Soviet Union Russian Baptist religion and discipline""the game of catch and release. She was living with a mother who uses the term "forgive and forget" to lure her child in just to beat her out. She was in an emotionally abusive game resulting with conclusions of bruises, welts, and blood. A mother was all she had plus the threat of hell and what would happen if she didn't follow the rules. She had to play her mother's game. The police would be called many times never seeing the ferocity of the abuse. They would check the home to make sure nothing was rotten and spoiled and that the child had a clean room, but what they missed was the skin of the child and could not see was the scarring developing within. The neighbors would hear the constant screams, and police would come, but neither would say or do anything resulting with the continuation of mother's games. She had no one to turn to. No one believed her. Throughout the games, what her mother didn't realize was that every time she beat her out, she was pushing her toward other families that had loving mothers. She would often see what a true mother looked like. These other mothers became her reason to live in the hopes for finding a true love. Through each game, you'll endure her thoughts of hope to continue and struggle to not give up, to forgive and forget, and finally get away. This story will show you the truth about physical and emotional child abuse and the scarring that leads to their futures, the strength children have to break the chains from their abusive parents so they can build themselves a brighter future.
