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NEW ZEALAND BLOG PAGE BY BROADY FAIRBROTHER
Hey guys, thank you so much for the support so far. I really appreciate it. Comments are welcome on my page.
To do this please go www.myspace.com/broadybabe then go to my blog. I need as much input as possible. If there is anythign you would like to add, anything you dont like,
anything you would like to contribute, please feel free to tell me!
I am in a real rush here at the moment. I am attempting to set up a mufti day at a local school. (for those
who dont know what a a mufti day is, its a day were everyone wears their normal clothes instead of their uniform to school.
They then pay a godl coin donation to the cause they are raising money for) I am hoping that I can get this properly set up
in the next 2 months. If this happens the New Zealand campaign will raise around $2000!!!! This will be a great start. I am
trying to raise $200 right now, to produce 2000 ribbons for this day. This is a massive task ahead of me, just 50 ribbons
takes me HOURS to make. . . hopefully some of my friends will help out! (you know who you are).
With the money that we raise I will be making more ribbons and flyers to contribute around New Zealand. Because
of the huge cost it takes to make these ribbons I am now asking for donations. This is important, I cant keep taking money
from my partner, Daniel!!!
I am writing more on my life with my abusive father in my myspace blog, which so far has had some good feedback!
So please if you want more on that please go to my blog!
Please give me your comments. . . good or bad. I need all the help I can get with this!
Until then... take care,
New Zealand's Campaign Efforts.
My name is Broady-Anne Fairbrother. I am the New Zealand representitive for A Childs Voice Connection.
At 17, I believe I am one of the youngest members. i have a personal attatchment to this campaign. I was abused by my father
for 12 years. I haent lived with my father for 5 years, but I am still dealing with deep emotional scarring. My earliest memory
is of my father hitting my mother across the face, then her glasses fell to the ground and broke. My father ruled with his
belt, fist and incredible talent to twist words.
I am currently attending church and recently we were dicussing Eve's betrayel of God when she
ate the forbidden fruit. Every time I think of my father I visualise him as the serpant who persauded Eve to disobey God.
My father was a very good talker.
I had enough of being a victim. I turned my life, and my siblings lives around. We no longer live
with our father. Each morning I am greatful I dont wake up scared!
I moved in with my mother when I was 12. I was suicidal, and an emotional wreck. Once we were
having dinner and mum asked if I wanted some broccoli. I instantly freaked out (i HATE broccoli) thinking if I said no I would
get a beating. I hate saying NO to someone - cause I still live with the fear my father implanted in my fragile mind. I try
to please everyone. I am scared to the core of closed in places, as my father locked me in a cupboard when I was about 5 years
old. I am scared of angry people. I am scared of belts. I am scared of white, middle aged men, who are 5'11" and 130kgs. Thats
my dad.
Big, Formidable and Abusive.
I want to let so many children know - YOU DONT HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS!!! Life can get better.
The pain doesnt go away straight away. It does linger and limit your activities. But you will be better off dealing with this
then living with abuse.
Child Abuse is often swept under the rug and ignored. I was at friends places all the time, and
they didnt know. I was at school with bruises, in tears often and not wanting to go home, and they had a small idea what was
wrong - but they didnt know what to do. After a weekend at my grandparents I would kick and scream at the idea of going home
to Dad, and they never knew why. Its hard to know exactly when a child is being silly or when a child is actually petrified
of going to an abusive parernt or gaurdian.I admit when I started this campagin I actually thought it would be easy to help
people know when a child is being abused. This is a huge wake up call for me. Its not as simple as I thought. This Campaign
is to raise awareness.
First of all, I would like to recognize Broady Fairbrother, from New Zealand for her dedication
to the Child Abuse Campaign, and for being our spokes person in NZ. Our campaign is based in the United States of America,
but our focus is for a World wide Campaign Effort. Broady is a very dedicated and exhibits the enthusiasm of a great
leader to represent A Child's voice Connection.
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