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Crying Like A Baby

I will never forget the time I saw a woman beating her son in public. I had just finished grocery shopping. My son was about 10 at the time. As we were walking to the car we heard what sounded … Continue reading

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I’ll Give You Something To Cry About

I don’t understand why my mama expects me to stop crying right after a beating. It hurts. Why does she always tell me to stop? She always tells me to shut up or she will give me something to cry … Continue reading

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A Bad Dream

The worst kind of whuppin is the kind when they wake you up in the middle of the night because you forgot to do something they told you to do. They pull back them sheets and wear you out. You … Continue reading

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Picking Up the Pieces

My mother used to make me go pick a switch off a tree. It had to be a big one too. She would whip me so bad that it would break up into little pieces. When she was done I … Continue reading

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Playing Dead

I remember one time my older sister did something bad and was about to get a beating. When our mother came into the room with the belt my sister fainted on the living room floor and played dead. Me and … Continue reading

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