Hi I have been dealing with abuse. The abuse has taken place twice when I visited my aunt and uncle. The first time it was when I was fourteen summer 2005 and the second abuse was august 24 and 25 2010.
While visiting Gail my siblings and I dealt with extreme emotional abuse like no other. Including being forced to eat large amounts of food even though we already eat or was full. She searched our bags and stole the money that we had from our bags. Brutal isolation and grabbed my brother. They made us pull weeds without gloves while raining and knew about my allergy until dark when we had already washed their three cars, watered the grass and other stuff. My skin was itchy and I got a bad reaction from what they had made us do. She threatened us as well. One her daughters was getting married that summer and she threatened and said if you ruin my daughter’s wedding ill make sure you pay for it. She also threatened us by saying that she would give us brutal consequences. She use intimidation, said that her children were better, yelling, threatening, or bullying humiliating.
The second abuse was recently while visiting. I also have proof that I left the next day after the emotional upsetting abuse that was allowed. I have the ticket. Anyways what happened was that I was speaking with my other aunt about wanting to go home because I didn’t feel comfortable around Gail Barr because of her abuse. My aunt did not listen. Then Gail asked my aunt what we were discussing and my aunt told her. Gail Barr stormed in the room I was staying at. Talked to me in abuse way with a loud voice making me cry and continuing to belittle me saying that even though I was nineteen I was a child and that she would force me to stay at her house. She came closer to me and was trying to force me to look at her. I tried to get out but held me and locked the door so I couldn’t get out and threatened me saying that she would keep me here and I said that she wasn’t able to threatened me I cried and no one helped me. I got a ticket to go home the next day. Also she told me that I wasn’t able to have a cell phone. That way I couldn’t call the police and she locked me in the room. I suffer from anxiety and depression .
My point is millions of children, teens and adults deal with hidden abuse, threats and other issues that no one takes seriously until the consequences are in affect.