Christie, Shannon
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THE O’NEIL’S NOTIFIED THE police that I had run away, even though technically, they had kicked me out. They must have realized that they needed the income, which meant getting me back. After a short reunion with my mother, the police showed up at her house to take me away again. I begged them to leave me, but their hands were tied. “Well, Shannon, I understand what's been going on,” one of the officers told me. “But unfortunately, because of the court order, we have to take you…- 16.0 K • Completed
- WHEN CHILD SERVICES CAME to take me away again, I had mixed feelings. When I was with my mother, I wanted to be anywhere but home, but now that Child Services had placed me with another family, I desperately wanted to be home with my mother, even if she was abusive. Looking back, I think I just wanted her to accept me because I felt like she never did. I eventually received a court date and was able to plead my case before a judge. I begged and pleaded with the judge, telling him I wouldn’t try to run…
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- ONE OF MY EARLIEST memories is when I was two years old, and my stepfather, Richard, pressed a gun against my head. “If you tell your mother, I will kill you,” he told me. I looked down at the ground. My throat was dry, and my hands were shaking badly. I whimpered that I wouldn’t tell a soul. I had no doubt in my mind that he would kill me if I even hinted at…
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