How A Pastor Abused His Wife & Son, Traumatizing Him For Years

Jewell King-Speaks

How A Pastor Abused His Wife & Son, Traumatizing Him For Years

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-drop-cap">Jewell King-Speaks&comma; a young Ghanaian poet has narrated the ordeal of witnessing his mother being abused for numerous years by his father&comma; a pastor&period; The years of abuse would scar him for a very long time and lead to him championing the campaign against child abuse&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Speaking on Joy Prime’s morning show to host Emefa Adeti&comma; he explained that the experience made his childhood quite traumatic&comma; even affecting his performance at school&period; He would refuse to answer questions at school because he was raised to be submissive and not question authority&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-text-color has-very-dark-gray-color">&&num;8220&semi;Growing up&comma; anytime you did something wrong&comma; there would be punishment&period; And my mum was an example of that&period; Anytime she did something wrong&comma; she&&num;8217&semi;d suffer the consequences from my father<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;how-a-pastor-abused-his-wife-son-traumatizing-him-for-years">&period;<&sol;a> Mostly it begins with just an argument and then punches follow&period; And because of that&comma; it was difficult for me to answer questions in class&comma; I found it hard to be outspoken because I thought that when I go wrong&comma; I&&num;8217&semi;ll be beaten” He said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;My dad was very aggressive and strong so my siblings and I couldn&&num;8217&semi;t do anything to stop him&period; We would just watch him beat my mum until he gets tired&period; My dad was a pastor too&comma; but he&&num;8217&semi;d beat us and go to Sunday church like nothing was wrong&comma; even though people knew what we were going through…&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- Standby Ad -->&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon;block" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599" data-ad-slot&equals;"2837309348" data-ad-format&equals;"auto" data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Now building his career in poetry&comma; Jewell’s childhood experience has led him to channel his pain into words&period; His poems contain verses about domestic violence and abuse&comma; which he champions the cause against&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon;block" data-ad-format&equals;"autorelaxed" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-6098654251180599" data-ad-slot&equals;"9741413754"><&sol;ins>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;occupygh&period;com&sol;">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Source<&sol;strong>&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OccupyGh&period;com">OccupyGh&period;com<&sol;a> <&sol;p><p class&equals;"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;chat&period;whatsapp&period;com&sol;JVGCtXdCoiKHCI3CXwMC5l" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener">Tap To Join Our<&sol;a> WhatsApp Community<&sol;p> &NewLine;

Elisha Opoku-Fosu: Elisha Opoku-Fosu is a final year student of the University of Ghana, pursuing a degree in Fine Arts. Elisha is a fascinating celebrity writer. I also find local politics interesting and have plans of taking up a political task in the near future. You can contact me on Phone: +233242067933 or Email me on: ElishaOPF@gmail.com