The Effects of Child Abuse

Do you ever wonder what the effects of child abuse really are? Do you or someone you know go through this? A teenager in New Mexico ended up killing his father, stepmother, and stepsister because he just snapped from the abuse and couldn't take it anymore. I don't condone any kind of murder but I have to honestly say that I feel bad for this kid and can understand why he was pushed so far in to doing this extreme act of violence. He was up on the stand at his trial telling the horrific details of what these people did to him. I just can't understand what makes people treat other human beings the way they treated him.

His name is Cody Posey and he is 16 years old. He has been abused for years. Sexually, emotionally and physically to the breaking point where he couldn't handle it anymore and it drove him insane. His father made him have sex with his stepmother. His father made him kill his own dog and farm animals such as sheep and horses. His puppy broke his leg accidentally and instead of his father letting Cody take his $40 he had saved up to take the puppy to the vet , he made Cody shoot him. His stepsister and stepmother called him names and beat him. How can anyone treat anyone this way let alone a child. It is really sad.

Cody had no right to kill his family and he should be punished but to be fair he has been punished all of his life with what they put him through. His friends and their family's had nothing but good things to say about this young man. He is a good student and a good friend and didn't deserve to be treated this way by his own family none the less. It is really such a shame that our own family's push us this far in to doing unspeakable acts of violence. All Cody wanted was to be loved and appreciated for all of the hard work he did for his father. Instead of coming home after a hard day out in the fields and getting praise from his family he was yelled at and beat.

No person should go through this abuse. Especially children. They should be loved and appreciated and taken care of. Family's need to be there for each other and supportive of each other. We need to appreciate those we love and tell them everyday how we feel. It makes me cry to hear about any kind of abuse. It makes me wonder what really goes on in the minds of people who can do these kind of things and not have one ounce of guilt. My heart just literally breaks in two and I wish there was more I can do for people who go through these things. Imagine the pain and heart ache of what they go through day after day of being beat and not feeling loved or being told they are loved. Instead being told they are worthless and they are hated. Please make sure you tell the people you are close to that you love them everyday and make sure they know how much they are appreciated.