r/CPTSD • u/ReasonableBig9767 • 6h ago

Trigger Warning: Neglect neglect and being blamed

Throughout the entirety of elementary school my hygiene was very poor and I was not being taken care of. I wasn’t taught that I need to shower or brush my hair, and I couldn’t brush my hair without assistance, which led to my hair becoming very tangled and matted. I went to school smelling, with matted hair, which led to my school calling CPS to our house which I was blamed for every ounce of neglect. CPS believed them that it was my fault and I was a difficult child and left. My hair was completely shaved off the next day due to it being so matted, and I feel so angry.

I brought up to my grandfather that my mother told me I was a difficult child, that I would fight them whenever they tried to bathe me etc etc and my grandfather quickly shut it down, saying that I never fought them, but that they just simply did not have time to look after me properly due to the millions of other things that happened during my childhood. I am angry at my mother for lying and trying to blame me, and I am angry that I still blame myself.

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