Zebra Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I read the same books, found it emotionally awful and felt sorry for him and wished no child would be overlooked. I also learned from it, a few things here and there which I could apply to my own job and did. Anyway, I later read his book on dealing with it all and I'd say he isn't carrying it all with him, but that he is scarred and has learned and that he is the victor as he has made money from his mothers vileness, for that I cannot fault him. His self help book is perhaps a little too esoteric but still remains as a potential tool. I would agree that his brothers book was weak by comparison and indeed would not likely have been published without the success of his sibling. I've read one or two in the genre, all with horror and with the same feeling I have for soap operas, I prefer to live my own life than read or watch those of others, fictitious, slanderous or otherwise. Having said that, each educates me as I work with children and I have dealt with the horrors that SS encounter. One about Muchausens by proxy, one or two generic and Ugly - which I hated. I have distinct preferences regarding my reading material and I don;t enjoy those books but I believe they have their place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeny Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I read the same books, found it emotionally awful and felt sorry for him and wished no child would be overlooked. I also learned from it, a few things here and there which I could apply to my own job and did. Anyway, I later read his book on dealing with it all and I'd say he isn't carrying it all with him, but that he is scarred and has learned and that he is the victor as he has made money from his mothers vileness, for that I cannot fault him. His self help book is perhaps a little too esoteric but still remains as a potential tool. I would agree that his brothers book was weak by comparison and indeed would not likely have been published without the success of his sibling. I've read one or two in the genre, all with horror and with the same feeling I have for soap operas, I prefer to live my own life than read or watch those of others, fictitious, slanderous or otherwise. Having said that, each educates me as I work with children and I have dealt with the horrors that SS encounter. One about Muchausens by proxy, one or two generic and Ugly - which I hated. I have distinct preferences regarding my reading material and I don;t enjoy those books but I believe they have their place. I saw this guy being interviewed in the US a few years ago , he is confident , he has made money but his books cover the same material over and over again , he has also written a self help book which is widely read here and used in therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tara Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I read a child called it about two years ago. Wasn't aware there was a trilogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagger Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Emotional porn. I avoid that genre like the plague..... Me too. Have you noticed that there are now shelves full of this type of book? I appreciate it may be theraputic to write down such horrendous exeperiences but talk about jumping on the bandwagon.......and WHO is reading this stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeny Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I read a child called it about two years ago. Wasn't aware there was a trilogy. a child called it. My story the lost boy he has written a few more i think I have read all 6 that he has written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 If you had read the book im sure you would be a little more hesitant to fault the truths of it reason being the sort of abuse that has bin explained in his books is too intense for someone to make up these days theres controversy with everything. I was simply repeating what my mum has told me, who has read all the books and has spent her life working with abused children. She doesn't believe a lot of what he says. Nothing is too intense for somebody to make up, otherwise how would the person inflicting it know what they are doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeny Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I was simply repeating what my mum has told me, who has read all the books and has spent her life working with abused children. She doesn't believe a lot of what he says. Nothing is too intense for somebody to make up, otherwise how would the person inflicting it know what they are doing? I know that your mum said this but it doesn't make it untrue , his brother Richard Peltzer says the same things in his book , I atually doubt wether someon would lie about the kind of treatment he recieved and he did have evidence of abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocence Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I read the books about a year ago, and I read similar books because I find them intresting and educational. I am training to work with children at present and I find they help me understand some of the issues I may come across during my work. Although hopefully I will never come across them. I can understand why some people might not like them. I mean they are very heart wrenching and upsetting, but for the sufferers who write the books, it is probably a help to them. Being able to output all that has happened and know that they may one day help someone else by letting them know someones been through a similar things! Also for people having to deal in looking after people in a similar position to those in the books, It may help them understand the right way they should go about these things... Just my thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I know that your mum said this but it doesn't make it untrue , his brother Richard Peltzer says the same things in his book , I atually doubt wether someon would lie about the kind of treatment he recieved and he did have evidence of abuse. Plenty of people in plenty of real world examples have lied about the abuse they have been subject to for a variety of reasons. Those claims have had various effects on the other parties involved, in some circumstances the accused have been jailed for crimes they don't commit. I have cast no judgment over whether Pelzer's claims are true or not, and I have no real opinion either way. What I do question is people who blindly accept every work he says. There would clearly be a motive to make up some of the claims in his book, it makes money. I also believe that whilst what has, supposedly, happened to him is truly horrific, there isn't enough done in this country combat child abuse and this happens on a fairly regular basis. There are many children who suffer abuse in silence and do not feel they can talk to anybody about it. There are also many children who suffer abuse, tell somebody and nothing is done about it. I sometimes encounter this on an almost daily basis. Whilst this may seem almost unrelated to this thread, if all those people who read the 'emotional porn' were to make a stand against child abuse in a variety of ways, rather than posting about it on this forum we could go a small way to improve some children's lives in this all too often uncaring country that we live in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennypie Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Obviously this is something close to your work or whatever - however I think the way you have phrased your comment is a bit unnecessary. Maybe the reason that some children/adults do go through these things silently is because people make comments like you do that they aren't necessarily telling the truth and just doing it for a personal reason of getting back at someone. Maybe they think that people will think the same about them, trying to get attention or something similar. Also, who said that people posting aren't doing what they can about it, I am not saying that I am as I wouldn't know what to do etc, but other people might be. Maybe people posting on this forum might open people's eyes to it, who might otherwise not think about it, but then start doing what they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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