I Found Out I Have a 4 year old Daughter … I think she was abused?

When I was younger I was out of control, to say the least. I had issues with alcohol, drugs, and had multiple flings with women who were just as bad off as I was. Well when I was 20 I turned my life around and I’m a very different person. About 6 months ago however my past caught up with me. Long story short I found out that I have a 4 year old daughter named Maya, her mother died of a drug overdose when she was 2 and ever since she’s been living in foster care. As soon as I found out I went through the process of gaining custody of her and she’s been living with me ever since.

I feel so guilty for not knowing about her sooner. God knows what’s she’s been through, and if I had known about her sooner I could have prevented it. She’s starting to trust me more and open up to me but she just seems so afraid of everyone and everything else. I love her so much but I don’t know how to help her. The other day I felt horrible, Maya accidently pushed over a plate and she automatically acted as if I was going to hit her. When she realized that I wasn’t and that I wasn’t even upset she just started crying and shaking. When I gave her a hug and told her it was ok that helped but honestly it really upset me.

I was told that she had never been physically abused but from the way she’s been acting that doesn’t seem to be the case. I don’t want to get her a psychiatrist, she’s far to young and Im afraid that it’s just going to make her more uneasy. I just want to help her but I don’t know how. What can I do to make things easier for her?

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