A Child's Rights

Nikque’ human rights have been violated in the worst way imaginable; and worse, it has been excused and sanctioned by law enforcement as okay. In my very humble opinion, it’s the worst form of abuse because before my daughter will ever be shoved into a wall by her high school boyfriend or called out of her name by a man who claims over and over that he didn’t really mean it, or struck by a husband who say’s “I only do this because I love you so much”, she will refused to file a police report because somewhere in her subconscious she’ll remember they sat behind the counter while she was in obvious distress and told her everything would be alright. I have news, behind the smiles and the seeming calm demeanor that Rodney refers to as “fine” Nikque knows that everything is not fine, but recognizes that “fine” is the ONLY answer she is allowed to give. Somehow, I have to figure out how to teach her trust and respect when so few people in her world can be trusted or respected and no doubt this is one more thing I’ll be forced to figure out on my own after everyone else has moved on.