This is a disturbing story, which might have ended terribly if it had not been for a teenage babysitter choosing to act rather than do nothing. The baby sitter recently recounted on AskReddit what happened over 10 years ago when the teen discovered that their young charge was being abused. What the teen did no doubt profoundly changed the child’s life!
“I babysat for a single mom down the road. She was going out with her new BF. Cute, great 5-year-old boy, though very timid. I myself was 15 at the time…He gets up and runs over to grab some scissors and runs back. I say ‘hold up slow down, you shouldn’t run with those it’s bad and dangerous.'”
“He instantly drops the scissors and starts sobbing, turns around and defeatedly heads toward the kitchen…I’m completely baffled and follow him to the kitchen. I say I’m confused and what’s going on? He points to a drawer and through sobs over 20 seconds he manages to struggle out, “it’s (sob) in (sob) there.”
It’s a silverware drawer, but prominent on the top is a large knife, which I can see some flecks of blood on. I turn around to him and he’s taken his pants off. On his legs I see countless cuts, some scars looking years old, some only a day or two old… close the drawer and kneel down and tell him I’m so sorry I would never hurt him and to put his pants back on.”
“I say I need to make a quick call, but I’ll be right around the corner and back ASAP. He agrees, and I call the cops…I decide to deadbolt all the doors just in case…Lucky for me, too, because mom gets home before the cops…I go to the door and tell her she’s not getting in until the cops arrive. She freaks out, screams at me, and is pounding in the door yelling to be let in, ordering the kid to let her in or “it’ll happen.”….
“Just as she grabs a brick and approaches a window, the cops pull in. She drops the brick and goes to them in hysterics, claiming I threatened to hurt her boy and I’m doing terrible things…Cops converse and tell me I’m going to be cuffed and put in the cruiser until medical services get there to inspect the child…Medical gets there, inspects the boy, I’m released with apologies and the mom takes my place in cruiser…All that and I didn’t even get paid.”
What a smart, brave teen. What he/she did probably saved that boy’s life! Share this young person’s brave actions with your friends and family!
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