I had a chaotic childhood. But recently I've found out a few little things about my childhood that make me question why I was never taken into care, is anyone else the same?? For context I had teen parents in the 90's who split when I was a baby
for example, at 3 months old my mum scolded my leg accidentally with boiling water.
then my dad picked me up by my wrists and dislocated my shoulder a few weeks later
my mum had approx 30+ different boyfriends during my childhood all of which I called dad
she left me in a shop as a toddler and went home, it was only when my gran asked where I was she realised she'd left me uptown.
my step-dad with whom my mum had my sister would hit my mum and smash every house phone we ever had in the street so she couldn't call the police
our house got raided for drugs and I remember sitting on the stairs with my little sister and a female police officer while carnage ensued around us
our house was always bogging, something I was extremely embarrased about as I got older
my mum was physically violent, I think most kids in the 90's (at least the people I know) got hit as kids but my mum took it further, hair pulling, throwing stuff at my head and what not.
and recently I found out that when I was a baby her and her friend who I call my aunt, took me with them to pick up speed, took it then went shopping and got kicked out of Iceland for being on drugs. (Found this out the other day because my aunt thought this was a funny anecdote)
wtaf 😂😂
it boggles my brain I was never taken away, but things are just so different now (thank god)
my mums very mellow now in her 50's and I could see from an early age that my family wasn't normal and have thankfully made a lovely NORMAL life for myself and my children, but my childhood horrifies me as an adult, I used to plan to runaway every other week