Flowers That Bloom in the Dark: Surviving Abusive Families and the Communities That Support Them

Abuse does not happen in a vacuum.It takes a conscious decision by a lot of people to look the other way while children are hurt.What does abuse look like?The poor minority child is but one picture in the gallery of abuse victims. Plenty of white children living in respected communities with educated parents are victims of severe physical mental and emotional abuse. Illusions.No one pays them any attention because they are the illusion. Like blades of grass they reach for the sun and pray that they aren't crushed beneath the broken homes they live in. Survivors.Without services or programs or help, they work hard to grow into healthy successful adults. And when they succeed, they put away the past. But not me...