You are in a baddd situation; people in your life are oblivious...
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10/2009: I would like to thank each and every one of you for your comments here on this forum. May you find peace in your life ~clouda9
Who would you turn to?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byNo one, hope SOMEBODY would just know and speak out for me!
Regina says:
I tried to turn to a cop when my father thown me out after beating the crap out of me. My step mother just stood around and watched while he did this. All the cop did was take me back to my father where I got another beating again. My father boke my left arm with a broom, he tried to break my spirit but never did.
My father had the whole town on his pay roll. He was able to get away with everything by either threating people or paying them.
Posted November 29, 2009
Miata says:
that book was heart breaking no one should be treated like he was.his mother was wrong for what she did to him.she read something and started hurting him even worst.his mother was very very wrong
Posted November 16, 2009
markie says:
all i wated was a book to scim hrough and make a good grade on my book talk for english i piced up the book and was unble to put it down!! its an amazing book and a huge eye opener to spoiled brats who think they have it hard!!!!
Posted November 05, 2009
leslie says:
as a child.when its happening to you..it feels there is no one to turn to.most kids that r abused dont have many friends...family is either involved or have closed eyes...u write down ur thoughts...build up strength and call the police or go to the hospital..they will take you away..not saying it will be better...but u will be gone from there..turn 17 and live on ur own...
Posted October 20, 2009
morgan says:
i am a 7th grader and got almost my whole grade to read this book! it took me only 3 hours to read this book and i was brought to tears and anger. i amend dave for his strong courage and im not going to say he was an ispiration because he was but he thinks of himself as just another person thats survived this type of thing. :)
Posted October 05, 2009
Naomi says:
im reading this book bc i can relate and theres really no1 i can turn 2 without my mom probably ending up in jail or on the news...
Posted September 27, 2009
Faith ! says:
The book was amzing ! i couldnt put itt down ! my emotions were stirred uhp like nothing else mattered ! i loved itt !
Posted September 09, 2009
jamielane says:
i love this book so many kids were beaten back then i know i will never harm a child if my mom did that to me she would of had hell to pay everyone has a place in the world and so everyone should be treated like a human and not a it. that little boy went threw hell and id trade places with him any day to give him the best chances in life. he had every right to call his mom a bitch and have such a hate for his mother
Posted August 30, 2009
Kenya Hilton says:
this book was astounding and inspirational. Although I am not David I felt as if i was experiencing the pain with him. As a author David has accomplished his goal which is giving is readers a visual and a clear understanding as if they were experiencing the same thing. David is strong and I amen him for standing up tom his mother and saying enough was enough. He is truly someone to cherish, respect, and a role model
Posted August 18, 2009
KathyMcGraw says:
I know this story, but not from a book...I lived it, and wrote one of my lenses about Surviving Childhood Abuse
Posted July 18, 2009
Doreen says:
Where is this lady who gave birth to Dave now?
Posted June 01, 2009
Denise Sharma says:
When I read this novel as part of my thesis I didn't shed a single tear. However words of praise and real honor lead to a grand salute to Dave's immense courage and will to survive. I thank god for my parents and everyone around me God Bless you Dave!!!
Posted June 01, 2009
clare says:
i keep reading this book, he got away, it as helped me so much and helped me to be stronger, not to give in .... it possible to get away.... i think everyone should read this book
Posted May 16, 2009
taylor says:
it was a bad experience and all but its good that you got it a ll off your shoulders when you forgave theres no use in living with hate.
Posted May 06, 2009
Katherine says:
I read the book and when I was younger I was abused but it was never as bad as his experience. I do not know how she could call herself a mother and still do the things she did and believed it
Posted May 05, 2009
Elaine Leitao says:
I have read this book many times and a while back .. and to this day I still can't believe that a woman especially a mother would do such horrible things to their child. I am not a mother myself but just the thought of making my child who I brought into this world suffer like that .. it is just incredibly wrong and I am Truely sorry mr. pelzer that you had to go through that. No one deserves that. So god bless you and I am glad you are out of that house and moving on with your life and are being loved the way you should be.
Posted April 22, 2009
sara says:
Im glad you got away before it was to late I read your story i cried I can't believe someone would do that to such a little boy my thoughts are with u
Posted April 06, 2009
princesa says:
i hope your life is way better than having 'mother' around. when i read this book i really felt sorry for you. i hated the gas chamber part that was really awful. i think that all children should speak out even if they love their parents so much abuse is against the law and it ain't our fault our parents don't look up to us. and when 'father' gave up on you when you got stabbed, you also should of gave up on him since he wasn't there for you but i realized that you loved him either way which was very sweet. I'm on the last chapter 'the lords prayer' i hope everything went well. =]
Posted March 30, 2009
samantha says:
i would propably just deal with it my self....
but of course if i was 4 years old i would have called the police as soon as she hit me thats why its inportant that all kids know 911 emergency because usally all kids get abuse when they are little like 4-18 yrs probably thats why tell all ur friends brothers even your self to remember the emergency # (a.k.a=911) <<<<<<<
Posted March 20, 2009
Angel Marie says:
This is a sad book and my mom is a alcoholic, But it never was this bad. She really dont care about me though and puts my brother way before me. Everything I do or did was wrong. First time I went to Jail was because she hit me and I hit her back. I dont know how you did it dave but your awesome.
Posted February 26, 2009
tiffany holliday says:
i would turn to any of my friends at school that i had or i would say somethingn to my father i wouldnt just let her get away with the things she's done. I mean odviously the father should had known better.
Posted February 15, 2009
cjsysreform says:
i was a victim (or a survivor, or whatever you like to call it) of sadistic abuse. my experience was not very much like what dave went through... but it is often different for boys than it is for girls. boys are more often physically abused and/or killed; girls are not as much at risk for losing their lives, but they make up the majority of the victims of organized sex crime (for profit) and human trafficking for sexual purposes. let's face it, no matter what gender you are you cannot come out of something like this without a part of you dying inside. anyway, my answer to the question is that i did not turn to anyone... i was determined to deal with all of it on my own. that was not a great decision on my part.
Posted February 15, 2009
Alice says:
SADDEST BOOK!!!!! DAVE HAS COURAGE!!!!!!!!!! GOOD FOR U DAVE ITS A MIRACLE U SURVIVED!!!!! THIS BOOK IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SAD AND GOOD!
Posted February 13, 2009
Garrick Mcafee says:
that is so sad i wonder what his mom looked like. :[
Posted February 05, 2009
Jayleen says:
I would turn to the person who would help me everyday. I would turn to God. I know that if I pray everyday, God will help me. I learn that from the best grandmother in the world!
Posted January 22, 2009
Rose says:
I would turn to who ever was willing to help me
Posted January 11, 2009
martina says:
if i could i would turn to my mother and thank her for everyhting she has done for me
Posted January 06, 2009
jessica, 13 says:
if markings were on his body there is no reason to contact the pare(al figure) kids know things and if they are finger lengths and scars it was no accident they were wanting to get atention from. the mom was an alcoholic yet beat him when sober stuck him in chilled water as a bath and gave him a time limmit to devour scrapps and accomplish chores with no strength. yet he survived. he was exposed to harsh cemicals that were breathed in and swallowed ammonia. and had litteraly shit rubbed in his face to sall his mother from actal death
*Dave Pelzer is my hero-role model
if i new him at that age i would contact the authority not his parents.
if you want attention and something done you have to do it urself. not warn someone and leave it on their "to do" list. but then again dave did go to school and he new better than obediantly returning home i would run away or live with a teacher. or the part were he visits his dad motel crash with him he's his blood and responsibility the dad was their when dave bled and new what the mom was capable of.
Posted January 04, 2009
penny says:
unfortunately I'd be like Dave if I was in the same situation. I understand why he was afraid to go to anyone. Your suppose to be able to trust your mother, she is suppose to love you unconditionally. A mother is suppose to protect and keep he children safe. So when Daves mother did not do those things and instead did things that harmed him how was he suppose to be able to trust anyone. Really think about it. Dave you are couragous and strong. I wish you only the best in life - you have already begun the healing process by speaking out instead of holding it in. Parents need to remind themselfs that children arent the only ones that need a time out sometimes.
Posted December 14, 2008
kimmi says:
that i would go sneak out and go to a person next door and hope for the best.
Posted December 12, 2008
TJ says:
This story is all to familiar with me except it was my dad who did some of these to me, not my mom...but abuse is abuse. I thank you God for David Pelzer's survival and sharing of his childhood in that in someway it may help others. I have not endured all that David has but was made to drink drain cleaner and stuffed into a dryer while dad kept wishing me dead. I was only 6 years old when it started. But I still forgave him and loved him as he was my dad, even though it felt like I never knew him. May God Bless you now and always David Pelzer as I know there is more of this type of abuse going on than anyone realizes, they will have to answer to God in the end and his wrath. So in answer to the question...I turned to God! Amen.
Posted December 12, 2008
xdlm23 says:
i would go to someone at school to get help right away. poor kid
Posted December 11, 2008
mikey says:
if i was than i go to someone i can trust like maybe someone at school or a club you in!!!!
ps. dont pretned to just get atenchen.
Posted December 06, 2008
zach b says:
its to sad to read
Posted December 05, 2008
calicoskies says:
Child abuse is far too common. People simply do not want to get involved. Hopefully, people will read this book and stop turning a blind eye to child abuse.
Posted November 25, 2008
awelldressedbullet says:
Usually people in these situations are because they don't have anyone who can or will look after them, it's time for society to step up to the plate and look after those who can't.
Posted October 31, 2008
Lizy says:
i have always wanted to read this book but every time i went to get it at the library it was always checked out until i finally read it and i was amazed at how much he had to go through. this is a great book to show what a child has to go thruogh when their being abused.://
Posted October 28, 2008
kl says:
omgggg.were supposed to read this book with my class.and i swear everytime i read this book i cryy.this is such a sadd storrry and i cant belivee a mother with a heart does that to her 4year old kidd .
Posted October 26, 2008
pepsiroxyosox says:
i hate to say this but...
this book is unbelievable. no serious. im not kidding. i can't believe it. because, as a scientist, dave could've died in several situtions due to posoining or even infections.
funnily enough, he has never, ever gotton sick in the book.
it's like he's iron man...with a pittiful life! no offense dave!
Posted October 20, 2008
COLLE says:
THIS BOY IS SO PITIFUL
Posted October 20, 2008
Tiffany Lynn Blackmon says:
i wouldn't know what to do,, i read this book and i've been through a similar situation i would hope someone would come to my rescue when i was little...and now that im a teen i remeber going to a prep school kid's would look at me weird if i told the truth i would have been embaressed..it's not as easy as you may think it all depends on how truly hurt you are.
Posted October 15, 2008
Sexygal says:
the nurse? n mebbe my teacher
Posted October 10, 2008
lisa says:
Why would you mom do all the stuff to you that is just not right at all.
Posted October 07, 2008
NAIZA says:
Whoa, that's very difficult situation. I really don't know. I think in a times like this where I have no one to turn I might ask in a silent prayer to God, "please be there for me come what may."...
Posted September 24, 2008
Jules says:
I'm just really shy around my parents, and they're pretty nice... if they were like this mom, I wouldn't ever trust anyone every again.
Posted September 20, 2008
Tyiesha says:
i dont know who id turn to...id probably give up
Posted September 10, 2008
ange says:
there is some huge gaps in this story, I don't doubt abuse occurded...But some is high improbably.....My gut feeling at the end was mmm cash grab....want the unanswered questions.....read my next two books.....now if I was to find the 100% of the book sales went to a charity for abused kids...I may be more impressed. At this point I am leaning towards this story be part fact and part fiction.....large amts of embellishments. 10 days of starvation hours in cold water....inhalation of corrosive items.....sorry is all this occured that child would not have lived.....
Posted August 17, 2008
Niño says:
i will go away in that house of evils... if they cannot treat me as human, then i will do it myself alone. i know even if God did not grant all my wishes, he knows what is better for me and maybe this is one of the many challenges God has planed on me. I am a Filipino child with my parents abroad and even if they are apart from me, i can feel their sacrifices and their dream for us to have a good life. I thank GOD!
Posted August 09, 2008
dawn says:
i would go to no one it i was abused that much i would run away or even kill my self
Posted July 11, 2008
Keona says:
I would turn to either one of my parents because they love me and I know they will always be there no matter what happens!!
Posted July 07, 2008
diana alvarado says:
i red this story and i felt ashamed of what a mother would do 1 child like that.i would mostly turn to my grandmother because i know she loves me and she has always been there for me.its hard to go all of this stuff.no mother should hurt there child in any way.david pelzer was surrtently not a bad boy.i belive that children should have the chance to succeed and enjoy who they are and where they come from.they shouldnt have to live in a backround with fear.i am a child myself and i do wish that sometimes i can run off and live free like a butterfly or a ladybug.us children like to be listened to and and be ready for whatever is coming and being part of our lifes.mostly mothers dont care because they never have the chance to think about whats right and some moms just think its fun because they can just dump there whole maddness on there child,but thats not how things shuold be settled.i love my family,but if i cant have my freedom,ingoiment,food,and a good treatment i might aswell live without one. david i love your books and dont think one second about your past.just injoy the rest of your life.there are more important things. --diana
Posted July 02, 2008
hanna says:
I can trust knowone.Only myslef.I cant trust knowbody for me to sucseed only myself
Posted May 27, 2008
alisa says:
i cant trust anybody. i used to be able to trust my family, but now i cant the way they torment me.
Posted May 07, 2008
Brandon says:
I would stick up for myself and and try to do the best that i can in order to make things better and more simple in my life
Posted February 19, 2008
Shayla says:
What he did was an ovius thing he just wanted to be loved by his mother
thats how it was with me i let my mom beat me spit on me and fracture myu elbow and it took me 15 years to leave her and she hates me for it
i went to my dad
Posted January 18, 2008
mulberry says:
As a small child I would have said nothing. Later of course would have been different.
Posted January 10, 2008
Don't even try messin' with me!
zuzu says:
that the one that i trust and know that will always will be there 4 me is jesus!!!!!!!!!
Posted November 23, 2009
LoKackl says:
I would like to think I'd hope for somebody to help. Experience and observations tells me otherwise. The problem is, taking a tough stance, which usually involves adversarial attitudes only makes matters worse. Jails and estranged relations tell the tale.
Posted November 12, 2009
markie says:
i have jesus christ in my heart and i would do and wil turn to him for everytihng!!!!
Posted November 05, 2009
alla says:
i would turn to jesus christ!!!!!!! because he died for me so i live and trust in him!!!!!!
Posted November 02, 2009
olaya says:
i will trust me and my self and i
Posted October 25, 2009
tamara says:
i wouldnt trust neither because in the book the father left andwasnt there the mom kept beating him so i would only trust god my savior.....
Posted October 25, 2009
kayla and mya says:
i would trust my dad to take care of me if i where him
Posted October 25, 2009
jennifer says:
this true story is sad i couldn"t put it down i was bursting tears out the book touche"s my heart so deeply.
Posted October 24, 2009
carla says:
THIS STORY IS SO SAD I FEEL SO BAD I STARTED TO CRY.
Posted October 24, 2009
anaudia says:
this is a sad story, i have been through abandond edment and this true story just touches my heart so deeply.
Posted October 23, 2009
jazmine says:
DIZ IS DA SADDEST BOOK EVER. IT MADE ME BURST IN TEARS =[
Posted October 20, 2009
Emily<3 says:
This is the best book i have ever read in my life i feel so bad for this little kid and this made me cry "atleast" 3 times i was very touched, if i were in you r you were a very mature person.How you handle this.I have a few questions i dont understand.Some thoughts that made me think none stop,but i felt like jumping in to the book to help you.(: ):
Posted October 20, 2009
Emily says:
i would turn to my best friend or my dad,
Posted October 20, 2009
CiaraSmiles(: says:
i absoutly loved this book. it was amazing. david was a true inspiration to many children. if you are being hurt i dont think it matters if your mom ends up in jail or on the new naomi what shes doing is wrong! you really need to tell someone, no child deserves to be treated that way. (:
Posted October 12, 2009
Sam, again. says:
I meant September 27.
Posted September 29, 2009
Sam says:
Who is this girl next to me from September 29?! GET HELP!
Why do you care if she ends up in jail? Save yourself, please.
Posted September 29, 2009
kristin says:
i absolutly loved this book i couldnt put it down i so badly wanted to be in this book and save this child i am a sophtmore in highschool and i go to school for childcare im in a childcare program and work in a daycare and i have learned all about dcf, dave is amzing to be so young he was so mature and brave i cryed and cryed in every chapter i could picture this childs beatings and treatments i felt horrible i belive its safe to say this book is my absolute favorite
Posted September 24, 2009
poopy says:
Loved the book and it brought be to tears too many times to count.
Posted September 16, 2009
dayssi says:
This bok is one of de best boks i hav esver read!!! yo!!! if u r lokin 4 a god bok stop lokin nd try this one!!! kay!! pips!!! peace out home girls/boys!!!!
Posted August 21, 2009
Melissa says:
I got this book on my 13th birthday (I'm 14 now) and i finished it on the same day. It was so sad but i cried at the part where the dad left David. That woman could never call herself a "mother". and even though, David was young i agree with him by calling her a 'bitch'.
Posted August 06, 2009
molly says:
i absolutely love the books! they can be heart wrenching at times.. i have to keep telling myself that he must have turned out ok because he lived to write the book.. i just cant believe his mother would do such a thing to him!
Posted July 24, 2009
Hailey says:
I am only 11 and i have read the first 2 books and i loved them!! he is such an inspiration to me i can wait to read more!!
Posted June 23, 2009
Melanie G.<3 says:
this book wuzz da best i eva read!!!! a child called it one childs courage to survive changed my life in soo many ways!!!! =>
Posted June 09, 2009
Kathy Pia says:
i loved this book, it was a wonderful book. :)
Posted June 01, 2009
kayla says:
god and my parents and my school counselors
Posted May 23, 2009
Kiersten says:
God & my dad & the school!
Posted May 17, 2009
Patrick Landis says:
I absolutley love his book!!! I absolutely can not beleive how his mom could be so terrible to her own flesh and blood that came out of her!!!!!! hes a hero to alot of people!!!
Posted May 13, 2009
Harry Ballsonya says:
I hope the mom is severly beaten and burned alive! that bitch
Posted May 12, 2009
Giovonna says:
I finished this book just this morning. Oh my God!!
I can't believe the things this poor child went through. I'm a
single mother of 4 kids and it gets rough but NEVER does it get
that bad. I had to fight back tears every sentence I read. It's l
like I could feel this poor childs pain. My heart goes to this
couragous child who's now a couragous man.
Posted May 12, 2009
lexii gardner says:
If my mother ever touched me the way yours touched you , I would of called the police. I love my mother soo much and i stand by her no matter what , and it seems you did the same , but there comes a time where the torcher has to stop. If your history would ever be repeated ,my personal advice would be whenever she put you in the gas chamber , put the bucket of chemicals in the toilet , and put the seat down ,which would reduce the toxic scent. I can't even think about the pain that your mother put you through , if i were to see your mother today i would have one thing to say to her , ... what kind of sick cowardly person would ever put their child through the physical and emotional pain thart you suffered throughout the years. My prayers are most deffinately with you , and whoever else that this may be happening to.
Posted April 27, 2009
Madison says:
That is so sad. I hope the mom is somewhere having a misrelable life. =p
Posted February 26, 2009
chastine says:
i would fight til the day i will get the right to be free of being torchored everyday as im brutely getting killed everyday
Posted January 26, 2009
Robyn says:
i would turn to someone there to be willing to help me out, and hopefully there is someone out there that would. :)
Posted January 19, 2009
Razhoun says:
wouldnt really be able to turn to anyone, but maby someone like a teacher or something, because it is not healthy to keep your feelings bottled up
Posted December 18, 2008
Taylor says:
I would turn to my bff!! I know she would be there for me all the time
Posted December 14, 2008
Jessica says:
i would turn to my mother. she is everything to me. sometimes like once a year she would hit me. but only if i did something REALLY bad. but i love her.
Posted December 14, 2008
danieel dodson says:
i would totally turn to school theachers. i am a hage theachers pet.guidece couler s better qustin. this book this book si so sad. he had to seal toget food. his dad let his mom doeverything she wanted. itheachers demmed more like parents then his actull perents.
Posted November 15, 2008
genius says:
The police, friends and school teachers..even neighbours.
This book is touching!! The boy has struggled for years and finally gain freedom!!
Posted November 13, 2008
Brandee says:
Well i relly loved this book but what im still woundering if its true. Fact is that his brother and grndamother said its not true so. but i think it is . its a hartbraking story i cryed when i read it . and im agenst child abuse.
i relly love this book
Posted November 09, 2008
super girl says:
this book sounds sad and very good and i really look forward to reading it
Posted November 09, 2008
Laura Jones says:
Omg this was such an amazing book. But stupid me i actually
read "A man named Dave" before i reolised my mother had
"A child called "IT" and "The lost boy". But i loved "A man
named Dave" im actually readin "A child called "IT" now and i
can't put it down!! It's just soo like heartbraking to actually
think that Dave actually went through that.And how many more
children have to go through this kind of "shit" evry day of
their lives and have got no one to turn to :(:( it's just really
sad.
This book really changed my opinion in evrything and i'v
actually started giving money to charities for young children
beign abused by a relative or anyone els for that matter. Dave
just one last thing ur an amazing writer and that Patsy didn't
deserve you! Cant wait to finish "A child called "IT" to get
cracking with "The lost boy"
:):) xxx
Posted November 04, 2008
kmv.! says:
this is horrible i cant believe that.....its just sad!!!
Posted October 27, 2008
Sammie Sam says:
I really don't know probably one of my Best Friends if I had one!!!!
Posted October 16, 2008
nemo says:
dood i love this book but the mom is a evil person...but if i was him i'd jus pray to God he'll help
Posted October 01, 2008
maggie says:
i wouldn't care if my mom told me not to tell i would tell no matter how much hell she put me through or how much she told me not to tell
Posted September 22, 2008
leslie says:
myself
Posted September 16, 2008
raffia says:
.i would thnk about the ways others survive.and i am srong enouugh to tellthe person that im not scred and i dont want to live with them. my mom say im strong
Posted September 10, 2008
Lilly says:
I am still a child but I am 9. And I am going to beg my mom for it. I would kick there butt.
Posted August 27, 2008
booboo says:
i would try to outsmart her and when she is asleep escape as fast i can but if the door was locked i would be stuffed.
Posted August 27, 2008
jacquelinestone says:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder has become a trusted friend. I know that if anyone tried to hurt me again, I could more than defend myself.
Posted August 27, 2008
Vicky says:
I would turn to God and ask him to help me.
Posted August 25, 2008
Audra says:
My best friend cynnamon who always akes care of me and would definantly save me
Posted August 19, 2008
Nicholas says:
i would probably run away and go to the police. And keep on praying to god that i will be safe.thats what i would do. Ny sister is reading the book and she is telling me all tthe stuff that is happening to dave. and i feel so bad abd im very interested and am going to read the book. GOOD LUCK TO YOU DAVID!
Posted August 12, 2008
kayla says:
i would turn to a teacher or some one at school.
Posted August 12, 2008
beni 08 says:
i would turn to God him and him alone isthe onli one that i can trust and put my hope and life in..
Jesus SAVE!!!
Posted July 23, 2008
Joo says:
mom
Posted May 29, 2008
bemoorewest says:
Been there! locked out of the house at age 5 and told that the witches were coming to eat me. Mom set meon fire when I was 11...yeah it ticks you off deep inside and for me has taken a life time to come to grips with it. I am recording some of my demons here on squidoo
Posted March 02, 2008
Ducan Mandic says:
I would only be able to take so much from one oerson. I then probably wouldn't trust anybody.
Posted February 19, 2008
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Contents at a Glance
- One Child's Courage to Survive
- Who Can You Trust?
- Rate This Book
- A Gripping Excerpt!
- The Gas Chamber - Book Excerpt
- A Wonderful Video Review
- The Author's Website
- Tune Into Dave's Show
- More Books by Dave Pelzer
- What's the Buzz About Dave Pelzer?
- Dave Pelzer on Wikipedia
- It's Never Too Late To Have A Happy Childhood
- Leave your comments
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