The child called it
By killj0y
@killj0y (618)
United States
December 25, 2006 2:15pm CST
I just got done reading a child called it. it's a really sad book but what i want to know is what is going through the mothers head as she does this stuff to her own child. And what is the father thinking while he allows it to happen???it's sickening really!
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@MissGia (955)
• United States
27 Dec 06
This is one of my favorite books, despite how sad it was and how badly i wish i could have just jumped into the book out of reality and hurt his mother because of what she did.. i balled my eyes out when i read that book.
Only god knows what was going through that womans head, all i know is that whatever it was it wasnt sanity..and i also blame the father for never doing anything about it..he could have helped his son.
There are 2 more books in the series if you have never read them, i cant give the names right off hand..but im sure if you look up the author you'll find the books.
The second book takes you through the time when he was taken out of the home to foster care and up till he's about 18 or so. and the third book ( which i havent read) i guess is about him as an adult.
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@killj0y (618)
• United States
29 Dec 06
yeah one of thems called "the lost boy" i got the book but haven't read it yet. Yes, I place a lot of blame upon the father because the woman was sick in the head but he knew what she was doing was wrong...he could have helped his child but didn't...i couldn't never let anyone do things like that to my child.
There's another book put out by another abused child called "escaping the dungeon" it's much like "a child called it" truly sad that people like that live in our world.
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@nurrynoo (72)
• New Zealand
9 Jan 08
I've read all three of the books. Very sad, and sick, yes, but the third one, A Man Named Dave, just rounds it off brilliantly. I felt so proud of him and the man that he became. He didn't let it screw him up too much. He is an inspiration. It teaches us that we don't have live the cycle that we grow up in.
Well done Dave Pelzer.
@dopey22girl (3319)
• United States
11 Feb 07
I agree with you; I read this book as well. I even started crying during it because it is just sooo sad, and because I love children so much and thinking of a child having to go through that is just horrifying. And I think the dad was almost just as much at fault. He should've called the police on his wife, and taken his children far away. It is soo horrible, and nobody deserves to go through something like that. Have you read the sequel? I haven't.
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@Lauraleigh99 (4718)
• United States
25 Dec 06
Yes it is. I read this book quite awhile ago so I can't remember what all happens exactly. But I do remember feeling really disturbed about it as I was reading it
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@killj0y (618)
• United States
29 Dec 06
the mother made him swallow amonia, trapped him in the bathroom with a deadly mixture of ammonia and bleach because "she read about it and wanted to try it", never fed him then punished him for stealing food, made him live in the basement, etc.
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@iamdeejhay (53)
• Philippines
22 Jan 07
i really broke down into tears when I was done reading this book. In some way, violent punishment to discipline a child is a thing that we seldom see here in the Philippines. I myself have went through some harsh punishments from my mother like being tied to the stairs, being hit by a belt and perhaps one of the worst punishments I have to deal with is kneeling down on salt. But I still can say that I am way better compared to Dave Peltzer. Remembering his story just bring tears to my eyes.
@killj0y (618)
• United States
23 Jan 07
I am sorry to hear that you mother has treated you harshly, I hope that these things have stopped? Where do people even get these ideas from cruel punishment? I would have never even been able to think of making someone kneel on salt, but i guess it would hurt. What is the most common form of punishment in the Philippines?
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@kelly60 (4546)
• United States
25 Feb 07
It's hard to imagine any parents doing things like these to their child. I agree though, the father is just as guilty as the mother. He should not have allowed these things to happen.
Anyone who has not read this book should read it. I won't say that it wasn't hard for me to read in a way, but at the same time I couldn't put it down.
