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The Sad Truth

It Shouldn't Hurt to be a Child.

About Me

Welcome. This page is for those unfortunate who have been abused and those who just want this slaughter of innocence to stop. We want the world to know that abuse happens more often than people realize. Approximately 896,000 children were found to have been victims of abuse or neglect. Which is an average of more than 2,450 children per day!
Our names are Caroline and Michaela (pictured above).We are two senior girls in High School. We made this myspace to go with our senior project which we are hoping will promote child abuse awareness. Check out our future blogs for more information about the slaughter of innocence.
Here is a movie we created with Martina McBride's Concrete Angel as the background music.
Make sure to watch it!
If you have firewall this video won't work. If this is the case for you then you can go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeW7LVx8tDw to watch it.
Here is Martina McBride's Concrete Angel music video.
If you need help you can call any of the following numbers. It is completely free and confidential. These people are there to talk, not to get you into trouble.
Call RAINN at 1-800-656-HOPE if you want to talk. Also their website is http://www.rainn.org/
Call Child Help USA at 1-800-4-A-CHILD if you want to talk. Also their website is http://www.childhelpusa.org/

My Interests

WELCOME

We want to increase the awareness of the unknown truths of Child Abuse in our community.

I'd like to meet:

We would like to meet someone who isn't afraid to stand up for those who have been abused. Also someone who is able to control their problems without hurting others.

Music:

The following are great songs which contain child abuse:

Martina McBride's Concrete Angel and Independence Day

Pat Benatar's Hell is for Children

Shania Twain's God Bless the Child

Big and Rich's Holy Water

and
What Are You Waiting For? By Patty Rase Hopson

Movies:

There are some great movies about child abuse. Some are: In from the Night, Selling Innocence and For the Love of a Child.

Books:

There are a lot of great books out their conserning child abuse. Such as David Peltzer's "A Child Called 'It'".

My Blog

Some Videos Concerning Child Abuse

Here are some videos concerning child abuse. Check them out and tell us what you think. * Just a warning, some of this videos are graphic. This is a video that we made. CHECK IT OUT AND TELL US WHAT Y...
Posted by The Sad Truth on Mon, 08 May 2006 03:34:00 PST

Outrageous Statistics

Approximately 896,000 children were found to have been victims of abuse or neglect in 2004. This is an average of more than 2,450 children per day.  Child abuse is reported on average every 10 s...
Posted by The Sad Truth on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 03:12:00 PST

Definitions of Abuse

 Although  there are many formal and acceptable definitions of child abuse the following is offered as a guide for information on child abuse.  Physical abuse - Any non-accidental injur...
Posted by The Sad Truth on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:34:00 PST

How YOU Can Help

 One way to help abused children is getting them help. The earlier they get help, the easier it is to recover. You can help by having them talk to counselors or reporting the abuse. The following...
Posted by The Sad Truth on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 02:25:00 PST

Signs of Abuse

Signs of Abuse  The first step in helping abused or neglected children is learning to recognize the signs. The presence of a single sign does not prove child abuse is occurring in a family; howev...
Posted by The Sad Truth on Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:47:00 PST

The Myths of Child Abuse

  The Myths Of Child Abuse  Child abuse has many myths surrounding this serious issue. Many people hold numerous misconceptions about offenders and victims of child abuse such as:   &nb...
Posted by The Sad Truth on Sat, 15 Apr 2006 10:38:00 PST