Lets All Be Victims

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Lets All Be Victims

By Amanda Baker
Jan. 10, 2005

I don't nomally get agitated by things, because I had a bad past. Everybody seems to have their issues. Admitting that I have issues, looking at what happened, then saying "well that does not really affect me now" is a saving grace. Letting issues make a person into a victim gives one excuses for not growing.

There are legatimate victimisations, rape victims, child abuse, and any person that had a crime done to them are truely victims. Even after an amount of time a person can realize that they had inner strength, which got them through the bad times.

Being a victim, and saying other people are making you a victim, even if the people are only trying to help is totally wrong. Yes, a person can gain empathy from others, but the other people are not apart of what was happening behind the scenes.

My mother played this card all the time, everybody was doing things to her that made her raise her hand to me. She would tell me that my Dad wanted me to be slammed with a belt or to have her sit on me, she only weighted 275lbs and me a mere 80lbs. She would also blame the trailer court management for why she could not pay her bills, not admitting the fact that my parents spent all the money on fast food.

My mom was full of excuses, and reasons why she was a victim. She would claim that she was the way she was because of repressed memories. She had read about it in a magazine and then decided it applied to her. And to add insult to pain when my mother was in counseling, she brought me into the counselor and kept repeating to the counselor, I do everything because of what Amanda does.

I'm sorry for not being as compassionate to people as I probably should, but I turned out fine after a lot of bad things happened. If more bad things happen I will keep on going but I detest people who claim to be victims when they themslves are being the agressive one behind the scenes.

So, lets all be victims, then nobody has to take responsibility for anything.

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About the author: Being a full time writer is the hardest job that I have tried. I have written two books that are currently not published because the company that did publish them went out of business. I have written three childrens books and am currently in the process of finishing my third novel. Please write me with any thought that comes to mind about my columns or anything else, opinions are appreciated. Email Amanda Baker: amaycatbaker@yahoo.com

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