Comments on: What if I am Being Abused? http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279 Delivered Monday through Friday, our daily devotions are the perfect companion to your time in the Word. Biblical, consistent, and with over three years of back content, DEEPERDEVOTION.com is a great resource for everyone. Check us out on the web at www.deeperdevotion.com Fri, 16 May 2008 12:02:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Anonymous http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-983 Anonymous Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:20:50 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-983 I have a niece who is being abused by her father. Her mother was killed a couple of years ago so she has to live with him. He is an alcoholic and on drugs. She called yesterday and said she doesn't want to live with him anymore and she has to get out of there. We got permission to keep her for a couple of weeks, but if I get authorities involved, she may never see us again if they put her back with him. What do I do? I have a niece who is being abused by her father. Her mother was killed a couple of years ago so she has to live with him. He is an alcoholic and on drugs. She called yesterday and said she doesn't want to live with him anymore and she has to get out of there. We got permission to keep her for a couple of weeks, but if I get authorities involved, she may never see us again if they put her back with him. What do I do?

]]> By: Worried http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-984 Worried Thu, 22 Jul 2004 09:30:33 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-984 I have a niece who is being abused by her father. Her mother was killed a couple of years ago so she has to live with him. He is an alcoholic and on drugs. She called yesterday and said she doesn't want to live with him anymore and she has to get out of there. We got permission to keep her for a couple of weeks, but if I get authorities involved, she may never see us again if they put her back with him. What do I do? I have already called school and had them check her one day because we had heard that he had tried to strangle her. I have a niece who is being abused by her father. Her mother was killed a couple of years ago so she has to live with him. He is an alcoholic and on drugs. She called yesterday and said she doesn't want to live with him anymore and she has to get out of there. We got permission to keep her for a couple of weeks, but if I get authorities involved, she may never see us again if they put her back with him. What do I do? I have already called school and had them check her one day because we had heard that he had tried to strangle her.

]]> By: Anonymous http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-985 Anonymous Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:25:39 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-985 from personal experience of one who was being abused as a teen by my step-father, You need to seek legal counsel, apply for adoption. If she is old enough to choose where she wants to live, and doesn't want to go back to him, then she may have to temporarily live with foster parents, but most of the time, they prefer children to live with family if there are any living. If she would prefer you and your family to be her legal gaurdians, then it would all be better off. Especially if the abuse can be proven. If it cannot be proven, but she is old enough to choose, you may see about applying to become her legal gaurdian, because his alchol abuse and drug use is enough to possibly get him filed as an unfit parent if it can be proven especially if you can come up with witnesses to prove the drug use. <br /> <br /> Please keep praying about it, and get her started in couseling, It will help her along with have her counseled by your pastor. It will all be good in the long run. from personal experience of one who was being abused as a teen by my step-father, You need to seek legal counsel, apply for adoption. If she is old enough to choose where she wants to live, and doesn't want to go back to him, then she may have to temporarily live with foster parents, but most of the time, they prefer children to live with family if there are any living. If she would prefer you and your family to be her legal gaurdians, then it would all be better off. Especially if the abuse can be proven. If it cannot be proven, but she is old enough to choose, you may see about applying to become her legal gaurdian, because his alchol abuse and drug use is enough to possibly get him filed as an unfit parent if it can be proven especially if you can come up with witnesses to prove the drug use.

Please keep praying about it, and get her started in couseling, It will help her along with have her counseled by your pastor. It will all be good in the long run.

]]> By: Mikey36 http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-986 Mikey36 Tue, 03 Aug 2004 22:33:41 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-986 all i can offer is my prayers, i pray that this girl will be protected by Gods hand and that no severe longlasting physical or emotional pain take place---I pray for her salvation if she does not know the Lord--i pray for her sanity and for Gods healing in her life---i pray that the enemy stays away from from her soul---i pray that the Lord somehow touches her fathers heart and works a miracle--he and only he CAN do that-- all i can offer is my prayers, i pray that this girl will be protected by Gods hand and that no severe longlasting physical or emotional pain take place—I pray for her salvation if she does not know the Lord–i pray for her sanity and for Gods healing in her life—i pray that the enemy stays away from from her soul—i pray that the Lord somehow touches her fathers heart and works a miracle–he and only he CAN do that–

]]> By: Anonymous http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-987 Anonymous Sat, 13 Nov 2004 23:14:06 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-987 My dad drinks a lot. Some times he'll grab my mom or me tightly around the arms or pull our hair. Sometimes he'll back hand us. It is not everyday he does this but it happens enough that it makes life almost unbearable to live. When he is not drinking though he is so nice and sweet. It is just when he's drunk. He calls us names a lot and tells us how worthless we are but it doesn't seem that bad anymore. I'm starting to get used to everyday not knowing what is going to happen. My friends say I should get help because it may only get worse but I have tried before and social services just left me back with him and closed the case. My dad drinks a lot. Some times he'll grab my mom or me tightly around the arms or pull our hair. Sometimes he'll back hand us. It is not everyday he does this but it happens enough that it makes life almost unbearable to live. When he is not drinking though he is so nice and sweet. It is just when he's drunk. He calls us names a lot and tells us how worthless we are but it doesn't seem that bad anymore. I'm starting to get used to everyday not knowing what is going to happen. My friends say I should get help because it may only get worse but I have tried before and social services just left me back with him and closed the case.

]]> By: nimmy http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-1536 nimmy Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:18:21 +0000 http://deeperdevotion.com/articles/279#comment-1536 everyday my mum she drinks a lot. anonymous i know how you feel i get abused all the time everyday my mum she drinks a lot. anonymous i know how you feel i get abused all the time

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