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Dave Pelzer was born into the world.

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Daivd was a happy young boy. He had a great life with his mother, father ,and two brothers. He did not yet recivice abuse from his mother.

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Daivd's happy life came to an end when his mother started drinking. The more she drank
caused his mother and father to fight alot, so she relased her anger on Daivd. This is the first of many beatings he recieves.

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after David's mother had a few drinks she would beat him. This became a regular to dave. Once his mother popped his arm out of place and claimed he had fallen out of his bed.

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A terrible incident that happened to David was being burnt. His mother forced him to put his arm on the stove when nobody was home. To her, burning his arm was not enough. She also tired to make David lay on top of the stove, but David's brother came home.

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David realizes that he misses school now that he is at home a lot with his mother. David did not like school very much so this shows how terrible being at home was for him.

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Daivd's mother started to starve him as a punishment. This leads David to steal food from kids in his class. when his mother finds out about this she makes him vomit and sleep on the kitchen table

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Daivd and his family take their annual vacation to the Russian
River. This was Daivd's favourite place to be. But this time, Daivd's mother beats him, and not let him see daylight while everyone else is having fun. David begins to feel his family falling apart when his brothers and even his father does not care about what mother is doing this to him.

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David becomes isolated from the family. He is not allowed to see them unless he is doing chores that was assigned to him by mother. Daivd spends his days and nigths in the cold and dark basement. He is ordered to sit on the step until mother calls his name. David is now known as "the boy" to his family, and is not even considered apart of it.

Apr 10, 1969, The Stabbing

Feb 20, 1970, The Games

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David's mother had too much to drink one night and while in a rage she stabbed him with a knife. She then realizes what had happened, and comforts him. Though in extereme pain he is happy that he feels her love again.

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David's mother loved to play "games" with him. One of her favorites was to mix Clorox and amonia. It created a gas that you could die from. David was locked in the bathroom with a bucket of it sitting in the corner. Another game she liked was placing him in the bath tub in ice cold water for hours

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David's mother's games continue. He is forced to do everything for his drunken mom. Soon after the fifth child was born, David's father leaves them for good. David is left with his mother in the home, and begins to lose hope of ever escaping the household.

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the nurse had enough. She rallied support from two teachers and the school principal and called the local police. Dave was removed from his home never to return again. Dave Pelzer is now a motivational speaker