For a moment, this cut absorbs
all my attention and emotional energy. It blocks out what I am unable to deal
with. And for a while I am convinced that I will actually survive my life. Am I
proud of my behavior? Of course not. But for the time being, it’s all I have to
keep me from falling. So don’t judge me.
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Target Audience: Girls 14-18
Subjects: Abuse, Cutting, Family
relationships, Dating Relationships, Salvation
Summary: There’s only so much pressure
a person can take without breaking. Ruth isn’t trying to kill herself. She’s
just trying to find a way to survive, trying to find a relief for the pressure.
Her dad is emotionally abusive and her mom has totally checked out since her
failed suicide attempt a year ago. Her brother’s had enough and has run away
from home. So it’s pretty much all up to her now. All her dad’s wrath comes
solely on her. Her friend doesn’t understand and her grandparents don’t believe
her. Why should they? Her dad’s pretty good at maintaining appearances. No one
is going to believe what she goes through. If it takes cutting to survive,
she’ll do it.
Spiritual Content
Recommendation Scale: 5/5
Reviewer: J:-)mi
1 Peter 2:24 – He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that
we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been
healed.
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