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Daddy's Faltering Love by Pauline Hamblin

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Priscilla

I loved it it spoke to me and it made me cry a lot.

jennifer

wow. i was searching for a poem to send my new husband on how i feel about him treating the children. OMG. this is so much my home. Sad i know. Im just speachless. it made me cry thinking how such a sad poem could hit home.

Nerder

My dad is verbaly abusive. He dosent realize that he hurts my brother and i. He does things like not letting us use the computer, even if we need it for homework, and useing it to play games. Then when he gets our report card back he yells at us aggain. Once mom pointed this out to him, but he just yelled at her too. but look at me complaining, lots of kids dont even have parents. Anyway, I loved your poem. it realy related to me. thank you alot for letting me have the wonderful pleasure of reading it.

kim

Hi I'm 28 yr old mother feels single mom most of my relationship plus I have 3 wonderful children that really opened my eyes about my additions and my behaviors and how was treated as child that it was not my fault and that i didn't deserve to be hit when i just wanted a kiss and a hug most of all acknowledgement that i existed that not too take on roles when you are a child still today I'm child at heart because I forgive myself and my dad ,spouse, mom ,family because I really love myself who I'm really are is strong spirited woman who is on this mother earth to teach my people these 7 teachings in life most to be positive role for my 3 children and them too won't have to grow up miserable they can live like a child at heart too,just like their mother its not too late to change start Today.

CORRINE

I LOVE THIS POEM I USE TO GET ABUSED BY MY FATHER

Autumn

Thank you for your poem, i know a lot of people can relate. me being one of them. Obviously you can relate, and i am very sorry for that. No one should ever have to feel that kind of pain. Im fixing to be a mother and the only thing i can think of is how i never want my children to feel the pain my father made me feel. Good Job and Thanks

Dana

This poem reminds me of when I was a child!

Kelli

i used to be a victim of abuse, however i found someone who gave me the strength to be strong and tell someone and help me to get a way from it. thankyou for this poem hopefully it will reach another child who is abused and will help them to be strong also

C.S.

My name is Crystal I am a 35 year old Mother of 6 who this has really hit home with 4 of my Children belonged to my husbond of 15 years the 2 oldest did not. this Man was very mean to my children and me also. I can look back now and see that they tried so hard not to make their Dad mad but when they did they would cry and tell me that they try to be good but they cant. they really beleived that it was them and not him. I have now got out of this realationship after 15 years and I can see everyday how much better my children are they laugh now and they get to be children for a change. but it took My second child who was 15 at the time to get preganat to make me see what it had done to all of them and to say not another child will I let come into this house so I left with my kids. now I am a Grandmother of a wonderful baby girl who was born June 18,2002. witch my daughter gave a name that fit this whole story her name is Destiny, so if anyone else reads this poem take it to heart and if you know in your heart that a Man is mistreating you are your children please listen to your heart and not let your head talk you out of it. these kids are put in our care by God and we really should see that they do not have to live in fear walking on egg shells all the time.

KARI

THIS IS SUCH AN EXCELLENT POEM THIS IS A POEM OF SUCH TRUE FEELINGS, I AGREE THAT THIS POEM SHOULD BE PLACED ON POSTERS AND BILLBOARDS TO MAKE PEOPLE THINK BEFORE THEY SAY AND DO THINGS TO CHILDREN.

Ashley

this was another sad poem, but i liked to read it

Iffii

Oh well..cant stop cryin..my dad hit me for 8 yrs n this poem touched my faded memories.its just an awesome collection of words..jus great.God Bless u Pauline

Todd

for the longest time...i have felt the same way about my father as you have described in your poem. that was when i was a child...I'm 23 yrs old now , he would never think to do that nowadays..if i ever talked to him...its been giving me alot of trouble lately for some reason...i can't stand the fact that my father doesn't care about me enough to see that i'm a human being like him who has feelings...and resent the fact that my mom just watched all those yrs....the scar on my face makes me sick everytime irun my fingers along it

lisa

A very deep and imotional poem. I do hope Pauline that your poem does reach even just one abuser.

ROY

I AM 36 YEARS OLD AND THIS MADE ME CRY WHY DID HE HATE ME SO MUCH?

Juanita

I started to cry when I read the poem, it is just what i needed to verbalized my feelings for my dad

teri

it sure hits home. I was sexually abused like 1 out of every 4 americans are...this will touch many people sadly enough.

Samantha

It shows how innocent the children are. That children believe that they are to blame. To me this poem is the greatest and she be on posters and things.

Samantha

This poem brought tears to my eyes and saddness to my heart.

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