Childhood should be carefree, ...

Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.
Childhood should be carefree, playing in the sun; not living a nightmare in the darkness of the soul.
 Dave Pelzer

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
Don't settle in the land of barely enough. That is where you are, it is not who you are. That's your location, it's not your identity. No matter what it looks like, have an abundant mentality.
Everything in your life, every experience, every relationship is a mirror of the mental pattern that is going on inside of you.

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well, young man," the judge began, what it biols down to this if the court so desires and if you belive that your home setting is undesirable... you may return and desire with your mother at your home residents
 Dave Pelzer
David what your mother did to you was wrong. Verry wrong.No child deserves to be treated like that. She's sick.
 Dave Pelzer
Gripping my arm, Mother held it in the orange-blue flame. My skin seemed to explode from the heat.
 Dave Pelzer
Mother can beat me all she wants, but I haven’t let her take away my will to somehow survive.
 Dave Pelzer
Inside, my soul became so cold I hated everything. I even despised the sun, for I knew I would never be able to play in its warm presence. I cringed with hate whenever I heard other children laughing, as they played outside. My stomach coiled whenever I smelled food that was about to be served to somebody else, knowing it wasn't for me.
 Dave Pelzer