what do YOU think “Child Abuse” is?

Question by Ange: what do YOU think “Child Abuse” is?
I have a friend who is being accused of “child abusing” her 11 year old daughter, Azalea. She is 25 years old, still young and she sometimes leaves Azalea at home alone to go with her friends. Azalea does not complain about that fact and she is 11 for crying out loud, the child is old enough to stay at home alone for a couple of hours.
She spanks, slaps, and locks her kid in the closet for discipline, not to abuse but her ignorant neighbors are always trying to call the social workers on her. They seriously annoy me. My friend is a great mother and she raised her daughter to be such a sweet heart for 11 YEARS! If she really was a child abuser, Azalea wouldn’t` be the healthy, sweet child she is now, so people should just shut up about the fact she is supposedly a “child abuser” because she ain’t. She is great for a mother who is 25 years old.

Do you really think a child who was abused would be healthy and sweet?

Do YOU think she is a child abuser?
I got slapped and spanked when I was a kid and it wasent that bad. and the closet part, its only for a few minutes. The child does not complain about it so whats the big deal about it?
Luis Moreno, calm down. jeez

Best answer:

Answer by Debbie Monkey
she spanks, slaps and LOCKS HER KID IN THE CLOSET!!!! that is child abuse my friend!!!

also remember you dont live there her neighbours will be able to hear whats going on through walls and that will concern them, you never know what goes on behind closed doors, however much of a good friend she is x

she is a child abuser, there are other ways to discipline your kids how she does it makes me feel sick!! i hope her child gets put into a nice loving home with a decent family who will love and care for her how she deserves to be loved and cared for x

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