Chapter 6 - While Father is Away

Dad has begun to spend more and more time away from home. He never spends more than 10 minutes at a time in the house. Most of the time he goes to a bar. He tells me that he is going to get us out of this "Madhouse" but every day i stop believing a little at a time. Mother would not give me food for a week at a time. Mother would give me a little bit of food but only give me a little bit of time to eat it. One time Mother put ammonia and Clorox in a bucket and locked me in the bathroom. One time Mother made me sit out side while she took the boys to the zoo. While they carved pumpkins i had to sit in a bath tub full of cold water. Mother was nice to me once. But they next day a lady from social services came. I said the wrong thing though and Mother got mad and hit me.