Stop and Think- Stop Child Abuse (myspace blog)

Concrete Angel


She walks to school with a lunch she packed

Nobody knows what she’s holding back;

Wearing the same dress she wore yesterday,

She hides the bruises with the linen and lace

Oh


The teacher wonders but she doesn’t ask,

It’s hard to see the pain behind the mask;

Bearing the burdon of a secret storm,

Sometimes she wishes she was never born;



Through the wind and the rain,

She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can’t rise
above;

But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where
she’s loved.



Concrete Angel



Somebody cries in the middle of the night,

The neighbors hear but they turn out the lights;

A fragile soul caught in the hands of fate,

When morning comes it will be too late.



Through the wind and the rain,

She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can’t rise
above;

But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where
she’s loved.



Concrete Angel



A statue stands in a shaded place,

An angel girl with an upturned face;

Her name is written on a polished rock,

A broken heart that the world forgot.



Through the wind and the rain,

She stands hard as a stone in a world that she can’t rise
above;

But her dreams give her wings and she flies to a place where
she’s loved.



Concrete Angel

Pretty much everyone has heard this song by Martina Mcbride before, it more than likely made you cry.  But how many of you have turned your backs, or a death ear when you know of child abuse going on.  Oh you don’t want to say anything because you may be friend with the person, or you feel a child should not be taken away from their parents, or maybe it doesn’t happen that often or the child deserved the beating, or many other countless scenerios..  Child abuse is spreading rapidly through the United States and throughout the world because people are remaining silent, because people do not want to get involved.  How many will even repost this?

If we don’t stand up for our children, then what type of future are we giving our children.  Get involved and a be a advocate let your voices be heard saying we are going to do whatever it takes to protect our children.

1)Make a confidential call to Child Protective Services.  Even if you feel nothing is being done at least you made the effort. And keep reporting.

2)Educate your children to report and notice the signs of abuse of their friends

3)Support Local Agency who fight against child abuse ie.  B.A.C.A, CAPA, PCA, child advocates, and many others that can be found in your state and city.

4) Dont Just say you are against child abuse, ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THEN WORDS

Please support your local BACA chapter www.bacausa.com.  BACA is found in 30 states and Australia with chapters soon to com in Canada and hopefully world wide.  These great men and women strive daily providing a better future for our child.

Please repost and with any bullentin that has links or pictures hit reply and copy the message that you may then repost in a bulletin.

There is a link to B.A.C.A’s website on my page.


Thank You
Andrew Swallow
Child Advocate
www.myspace.com/krazegoon

www.childabuseprevention.org
www.Pca-Ca.org
www.preventchildabuseny.org