Lessons I Learned from My Father: A Book About Child Abuse

by David Ulrich

Overview

The author details some of the abusive experiences at the hands of his father that he had while growing up, such as being pushed backwards down a flight of stairs, only to receive more violence when he landed at the bottom of them. He tells what each of these experiences caused him to think about both himself, others, and society in general, such as "I'm of little or no value and expendable" and "no one is to be trusted." Having been an avid reader of neurobiology and psychiatry writings for several years now, the author also, in layman's terms, explains how the wiring of the brain is connected differently in a person suffering from complex PTSD (the result of constant child abuse) from that of a well-raised person. Finally, the author asks parents to think carefully about how they treat their children, suggesting that they encourage them to develop according to their own interests, likes, and abilities, and that they provide their children with the resources necessary to further their interests and abilities. Child abuse is the #1 health crisis in America and the author is hoping that his books will reduce the numbers of abused children through parent awareness.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940186430131
Publisher:	Does Not Wisdom Call?
Publication date:	11/30/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

The author is now in his 7th decade of life and has never felt better. A resident of Rome, Georgia for three years, he is planning to move into the Akron, Ohio area shortly. He is a veteran, having served in the U. S. Air Force for four years. During the course of his life, he has also been a Christian Education Director and pastor for a brief time; a salesman of building products, both residential and commercial, on the retail and wholesale levels; and worked for seven years in hospital administration at a VA hospital. He has been a resident of the Pittsburgh, PA area during much of his life, but has also lived in Cleveland, Akron, and Baltimore, as well as several locations as a serviceman, mainly in England. Now retired, the author is hoping to bring awareness of the great debt of gratitude we Americans owe to our service-men and -women, and veterans, through his future writings and other work. He also tutors ESL students.