04/12/2009 4:43 AM
Posted by Whitetigress
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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a time
to raise awareness about child abuse and neglect and encourage individuals and
communities to support children and families.
If you know of a child who
is being abused report it.
Each State has a system to receive and
respond to reports of possible child abuse and neglect. Professionals and
concerned citizens can call statewide hotlines, local child protective
services, or law enforcement agencies to share their concerns.
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Teddy, I've been bad again,
My mommy told me so;
I'm not quite sure what I did wrong,
But I thought that you
might know.
When I woke up this morning,
I knew that she was mad;
Cause she was crying awful hard,
And yelling at my dad.
I
tried my best to be real good,
And do just what she said;
I
cleaned my room all by myself,
I even made my bed.
But I spilled
milk on my good shirt,
When she yelled at me to hurry;
And I guess
she didnt hear me,
When I told her I was sorry.
Cause she hit me
awful hard you see,
And called me funny names;
And told me I was
really bad,
And I should be ashamed.
When I said "I love you
mommy,"
I guess she didn't understand;
Cause she yelled at me
to shut my mouth.
Or I'd get smacked again.
So I came up here
to talk to you,
Please tell me what to do;
Cause I really love my
mommy,
And I know she loves me, too.
And I don't think my mommy
means,
To hit me quite so hard;
I guess grown ups forget.
How really big they are.
So Teddy, I wish you were real,
And
you weren't just a bear;
Than you could help me find a way.
To
tell mommies everywhere.
To please try hard to understand,
How sad
it makes us feel;
Cause the outside pain goes away,
But the inside
never heals.
And if we could make them listen,
Maybe they'd
understand;
So other children like me,
Wouldn't have to hurt
again.
But for now I guess I'll hold you tight,
And pretend the
pains not there;
I know you'd never hurt me,
So good night
Teddy Bear.
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