Not One Of Them: A Story of Adoption, Alcoholism and Abuse

Not One Of Them: A Story of Adoption, Alcoholism and Abuse
Judy Baldaccini (Author)
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 "I despise you Judith Ann, I curse the day we adopted you and your brother! We owe you nothing because you are nothing," said Mother as saliva pooled at the corners of her mouth. 
She began to viciously punch her daughter about the face and head, that unprovoked outburst, resulted from nothing other than seeing her young 7 year old daughter in 'her' home. Exasperated as Mother was almost every single day. 

"Go ahead say it Judith Ann," and with that my clue was given, "I know Mother, I know I deserve nothing because I am nothing, and I am worth even less than that." 

I said it as vehemently as one tells a child they're loved. My older adopted brother Jimmy, was in for it next. Although Mother never quite gave it to him in the same way. That didn't mean Jim was off the hook, for that same evening Father would begin his violent alcohol induced rages that may land him bleeding and slumped in the corner of his own bedroom. 

That was only the beginning of that evening's terror, as Father would come to me next... This was our life, for no more than after we were adopted as mere babies, Mother went on to have two biological children, her beloved son and daughter. The doctor's admonition that conception would never occur, was certainly incorrect. Jim and I spent a lifetime paying for that physician's transgression. 

Judy's physical damage required over 10 surgeries to repair 'years old' bodily damage discovered in early adulthood where doctor upon doctor inquired, "how did this happen, who did this to you!" 

Unfortunately for Jimmy, a once bright and gifted straight A student, life since age 18 has him confined to mental facilities, never having the ability to live on his own. This is due to Jim's violent propensity to lash out in society, copying the abhorrent behavior Father unleashed at him for thirteen plus years.  Unlike most child abuse stories, the abuse did not stop at age 18. What sets this story apart is Mother and Father's extreme self-righteous belief that in exchange for adopting them, a lifetime of repayment is required. 

And payback is a real bitch.

• Rank: #13529 in eBooks
• Published on: 2013-10-27
• Released on: 2013-10-27
• Format: Kindle eBook