the girl was the oldest of 4 children. when she was 7 the police took away her dad. this was because he had been doing awful things to them. the girl had been injured by these things. her body was not big enough yet to be doing things that grown ups do. the police said that her injuries were some of the worst they had seen. her bladder was damaged so she weed herself sometimes.
the girl and the other children were taken away by some ladies and sent to a new family. the new family was kind and tried to help them settle in. the others settled in fine but the girl couldn't. she just couldn't trust anyone. the ladies took her to a doctor. the doctor said she had learning difficulties and possibly a personality disorder. learning difficulties means a person has difficulty learning. sometimes this is to do with how their brain is wired up. sometimes it is because their brain had blown fuses because of things that have happened. and as for a personality disorder, well that is when a person gets disordered. it is not difficult to see how the girl got this way.
the new family couldn't manage the girl so she was taken away by the ladies. they tried quite a few places for her but she couldn't settle anywhere. she hit people and shouted and screamed. so she kept being moved around.
eventually the girl grew up. because she was 'leaving care' the ladies found her a flat. it was in a very rough place. the people who lived there were very scary. one lady and her brothers could see the girl was lost. this lady and her brothers were drug dealers. they started selling drugs from the girls flat. in return for this they stopped the other rough people from hurting her.
the girl thought all the young people who were coming to her flat were her friends. she gave them drinks and funny cigarettes and sometimes pills. one day she took 3 of them for an outing to a nightclub. these 3 were very young and also had learning difficulties. they were drunk and wild. when they didn't come home their families rang the police. the girl came back the next day with the young people. a mob was outside her flat wanting to kill her. the police took the girl to a safe place but after a few days she came back to her flat. the drug dealers kept the angry people away and got on with selling drugs again.
the girl's flat was always full of noisy people, getting drunk and taking drugs. the neighbours couldn't sleep. the lady below the flat had a tiny baby who kept getting woken up.
in the end the asbo queen was asked to take the girl's flat away. because the girl was so lost she would not be thrown on the street. she would be given another place. but this time it would be in a place called 'supported housing'. which is where she should have been in the first place...
Saturday 30 June 2007
Friday 29 June 2007
childhood's end (2)
the second boy's childhood was stolen when he was very young. a lot of bad things happened to him. by the time he was 13 he was not at all nice. he did a very bad thing to a younger boy. he stole his childhood. but it was no use to him. nothing could give him back his own childhood.
because of the thing he did his name and address had to be put in a special book for the rest of his life so that the police knew where he was.
when the boy was 15 he met a woman. she was quite a lot older than him. she had 3 children. the boy gave her a fourth child. he was 16 when his son was born. the boy got angry a lot. he hit the woman and the children. he did nasty stuff to the children too. the woman had a friend who also had some children. the boy did nasty stuff to them as well. the friend told the police and the boy was taken away and locked up.
while the boy was away the woman and her friend and all the children ran away. they went far, far away to another place where they hoped he would not find them. he had told them he would kill them because they had told the police about the nasty stuff. they found homes in the new place.
eventually the boy grew up. when he was 20 he was allowed to go back into the world. he went to the city where the women were living. in the middle of the night he broke into the house where the woman lived with her children and his son. he pulled her out of bed and threatened to kill her. the children were terrified. they knew this man could be very nasty indeed. the man tried to find out where the woman's friend lived so he could kill her. the children were screaming and crying. after a few hours the woman managed to phone the police. they took the man away. he was sent back to where he came from. the police there had been looking for him because he had robbed someone.
the asbo queen and the barbie queen went to see the judge. the judge gave them a piece of paper that said the man could not come into the city any more. when the police gave the man the piece of paper he said he would be back anyway.
the women and their children don't sleep so well now.
because of the thing he did his name and address had to be put in a special book for the rest of his life so that the police knew where he was.
when the boy was 15 he met a woman. she was quite a lot older than him. she had 3 children. the boy gave her a fourth child. he was 16 when his son was born. the boy got angry a lot. he hit the woman and the children. he did nasty stuff to the children too. the woman had a friend who also had some children. the boy did nasty stuff to them as well. the friend told the police and the boy was taken away and locked up.
while the boy was away the woman and her friend and all the children ran away. they went far, far away to another place where they hoped he would not find them. he had told them he would kill them because they had told the police about the nasty stuff. they found homes in the new place.
eventually the boy grew up. when he was 20 he was allowed to go back into the world. he went to the city where the women were living. in the middle of the night he broke into the house where the woman lived with her children and his son. he pulled her out of bed and threatened to kill her. the children were terrified. they knew this man could be very nasty indeed. the man tried to find out where the woman's friend lived so he could kill her. the children were screaming and crying. after a few hours the woman managed to phone the police. they took the man away. he was sent back to where he came from. the police there had been looking for him because he had robbed someone.
the asbo queen and the barbie queen went to see the judge. the judge gave them a piece of paper that said the man could not come into the city any more. when the police gave the man the piece of paper he said he would be back anyway.
the women and their children don't sleep so well now.
Thursday 28 June 2007
childhood's end (1)
the first boy ran away from home quite a lot. eventually he was taken to live with some people. he was told he was in care. but in fact he was out of care. no-one cared very much at all. so he ran away from there too. he met a man. unfortunately for the boy this man was a bad man. he stole childhood. the bad man had some bad friends. they shared the boy around, and each of them stole a little bit of his childhood until there was none left.
when the boy was 13 the bad men were taken away by the sheriff. by now he could not even remember what his childhood looked like or felt like. all he knew was that he felt very, very small inside. he made money by selling his body to men. he took pills and potions to take away the small feeling. but nothing worked.
time went by. the boy became a man. he met a woman. she too felt very small inside. in fact she felt smaller than he did. she had a little baby. the man did not like the baby but it came with the woman. sometimes the man got angry and hit the woman and shouted at the baby. the woman went around with her face black and blue and told people she had fallen over.
the woman thought if the man had his own baby he might be happier. so she had another baby. this was a mistake. the man got more and more angry. he hit the woman more. he frightened the babies. the woman ran away from him but she always came back. some kind ladies came and took away the babies. they told the woman that while she lived with the man she could not have them back.
the man got really angry. he threatened to go after the kind ladies with a knife. he said he would cut them up and take the babies. he said all kinds of really, really nasty things.
this is where the asbo queen comes into the story. she went to see the wizard. the wizard gave her a magic scroll that said the man must not come into a certain part of the kingdom and must not go near the kind ladies. the asbo queen had to give the man the magic scroll. she went with some of the sheriff's men to his flat. the door was opened by the woman who looked very scared and very sad. she had a bruised face. she called the man.
the asbo queen gave the man the magic scroll. usually she felt very angry with people who were nasty. but even though this man looked very scary, the asbo queen could tell that inside he was very, very small. that is what happens when people steal your childhood.
when the boy was 13 the bad men were taken away by the sheriff. by now he could not even remember what his childhood looked like or felt like. all he knew was that he felt very, very small inside. he made money by selling his body to men. he took pills and potions to take away the small feeling. but nothing worked.
time went by. the boy became a man. he met a woman. she too felt very small inside. in fact she felt smaller than he did. she had a little baby. the man did not like the baby but it came with the woman. sometimes the man got angry and hit the woman and shouted at the baby. the woman went around with her face black and blue and told people she had fallen over.
the woman thought if the man had his own baby he might be happier. so she had another baby. this was a mistake. the man got more and more angry. he hit the woman more. he frightened the babies. the woman ran away from him but she always came back. some kind ladies came and took away the babies. they told the woman that while she lived with the man she could not have them back.
the man got really angry. he threatened to go after the kind ladies with a knife. he said he would cut them up and take the babies. he said all kinds of really, really nasty things.
this is where the asbo queen comes into the story. she went to see the wizard. the wizard gave her a magic scroll that said the man must not come into a certain part of the kingdom and must not go near the kind ladies. the asbo queen had to give the man the magic scroll. she went with some of the sheriff's men to his flat. the door was opened by the woman who looked very scared and very sad. she had a bruised face. she called the man.
the asbo queen gave the man the magic scroll. usually she felt very angry with people who were nasty. but even though this man looked very scary, the asbo queen could tell that inside he was very, very small. that is what happens when people steal your childhood.
Wednesday 27 June 2007
the grass is always greener
the fat man went in search of somewhere to sell his powders and potions and tablets. he met a young girl. she has her own story. she witnessed a murder by bad men and had to flee from where she lived, because she helped the sheriff there lock the bad men up. the young girl had a sister who was twelve years old. the young girl also had a flat where she lived with her sister. the fat man thought this would make a nice place to sell his powders and potions and tablets from.
so he set about wooing the young girl. she was tired and scared so she let the fat man into her life. soon the fat man had given her a baby. the young girl was tiny and as thin as a bird and scarcely old enough to look after herself and her sister. but she loved the baby and looked after it carefully and it grew and grew and thrived. the fat man set about selling his wares. life went on. sometimes the fat man got angry with the young girl and hit her. sometimes he shouted at her sister. but mostly they muddled along all right.
the fat man's sales operation went well. he had to keep it a secret from the sheriff so he got the young girl's sister to work for him. he gave her a very important job. she was a runner. this did not involve an awful lot of running. mostly it involved carrying powders and potions and tablets, wrapped up in gossamer, in places where the sheriff and his men would not find them if they happened across the young girl. the fat man had another runner. he was a young boy who was fourteen. his job was to carry the money that the fat man's customers paid for the powders and potions and tablets.
one day there was a knock at the door. it was the sheriff. the fat man was out. the young girl did not know what to do, so she let the sheriff in. the sheriff was not alone. he had his men with him. they looked around the flat. it did not take long as the flat was very small. but in the bathroom one of the sheriff's men found a package. it contained powders and potions and tablets wrapped in gossamer. he placed it in a special container so he could have it tested by the clever scientists. the package was not the only thing that the sheriff's men found. down the side of the clothes washer they found a sword. behind the door they found a cudgel. just then the young boy returned to the flat. when he saw the sheriff's men he turned around but the sheriff's men wanted to have a little chat. they asked him to show them what was in his pockets and the young boy drew out a great deal of money. the money was folded in a magical way, to keep away evil spirits, in little bundles with one note wrapped round the others.
the clever scientists tested the package. they told the sheriff that it was powders and potions and tablets. they tested the gossamer. it had been in a very private place inside the body of the young girl's sister. but the sheriff could not prove that the fat man had anything to do with any of it. the young girl had learned her lesson about what happened if you helped the sheriff. so she said she didn't know anything about any of it. the young girl's sister said the same. but the fat man could see that his days at the young girl's flat were numbered. now the sheriff knew about the powders and potions and tablets he would be keeping an eye on the place. so the fat man went off into the world to find a new place to sell his wares.
so he set about wooing the young girl. she was tired and scared so she let the fat man into her life. soon the fat man had given her a baby. the young girl was tiny and as thin as a bird and scarcely old enough to look after herself and her sister. but she loved the baby and looked after it carefully and it grew and grew and thrived. the fat man set about selling his wares. life went on. sometimes the fat man got angry with the young girl and hit her. sometimes he shouted at her sister. but mostly they muddled along all right.
the fat man's sales operation went well. he had to keep it a secret from the sheriff so he got the young girl's sister to work for him. he gave her a very important job. she was a runner. this did not involve an awful lot of running. mostly it involved carrying powders and potions and tablets, wrapped up in gossamer, in places where the sheriff and his men would not find them if they happened across the young girl. the fat man had another runner. he was a young boy who was fourteen. his job was to carry the money that the fat man's customers paid for the powders and potions and tablets.
one day there was a knock at the door. it was the sheriff. the fat man was out. the young girl did not know what to do, so she let the sheriff in. the sheriff was not alone. he had his men with him. they looked around the flat. it did not take long as the flat was very small. but in the bathroom one of the sheriff's men found a package. it contained powders and potions and tablets wrapped in gossamer. he placed it in a special container so he could have it tested by the clever scientists. the package was not the only thing that the sheriff's men found. down the side of the clothes washer they found a sword. behind the door they found a cudgel. just then the young boy returned to the flat. when he saw the sheriff's men he turned around but the sheriff's men wanted to have a little chat. they asked him to show them what was in his pockets and the young boy drew out a great deal of money. the money was folded in a magical way, to keep away evil spirits, in little bundles with one note wrapped round the others.
the clever scientists tested the package. they told the sheriff that it was powders and potions and tablets. they tested the gossamer. it had been in a very private place inside the body of the young girl's sister. but the sheriff could not prove that the fat man had anything to do with any of it. the young girl had learned her lesson about what happened if you helped the sheriff. so she said she didn't know anything about any of it. the young girl's sister said the same. but the fat man could see that his days at the young girl's flat were numbered. now the sheriff knew about the powders and potions and tablets he would be keeping an eye on the place. so the fat man went off into the world to find a new place to sell his wares.
Thursday 21 June 2007
the difficulties of finding business premises
once upon a time there was a man. he was not very tall but he was very fat. he had rather a doleful face, framed by rather uninspiring dreadlocks. he looked like a buddha on a bad day.
the fat man wanted to make a lot of money without breaking into a sweat. he decided he would sell powders and potions and tablets. but he was too lazy to learn about medicine and become a doctor. so he had to sell his wares without the sheriff finding out. the sheriff did not like people selling powders and potions and tablets unless they were a doctor.
first the fat man had to find somewhere to sell his wares from. the fat man did not want people coming to his own front door. some of the people who buy powders and potions and tablets from people who are not doctors are not so nice. eventually he found had a nice flat. well, it wasn't his flat. it was rented by a lady. she had a boyfriend who was not such a nice guy. he was prone to hitting people who didn't do what he wanted. sometimes he hit them with a hammer. this made quite a mess on the floor of di's flat. one time he hit someone on the stairs up to the flat. the neighbours did not like this. there was a large pool of blood.
it was not just the blood that got the neighbours down. it was also the noise. sometimes the noise would just be music. but often it was the sound of fighting. one time 30 men came to the flat and smashed it up. the neighbour upstairs had a little boy who was terrified. she had to move house to somewhere quiet.
eventually the sheriff took the lady and her boyfriend away to the castle for a little holiday with the queen. her flat was locked up. this left the fat man with nowhere to sell his powders and potions and tablets.
so he found another lady. she had a house. this made selling the powders and potions and tablets much easier. people could just pull up in their cars and beep their horn. they didn't even have to get out of the car.
business was good. people came to buy powders and potions and tablets all day and all night. the only problem was the beeping of horns woke up the neighbours. that and the fighting. one of the neighbours was a very brave man. he had been a soldier, and had fought at a famous battle in a famous war. after that the man had been a lion tamer and had sailed the seas with a travelling circus. but even the lion tamer was frightened by the fat man and his friends.
the sheriff came to hear about this. it did not seem fair to him that a man who had fought in a famous battle and travelled the world with lions should not be able to grow old in peace. the sheriff and his men took the magic battering ram and went to pay the lady a visit. she quite clearly was not expecting them. she had not put the kettle on. they found all sorts of interesting things. there were blades and mirrors and strange lamps and tiny furnaces. there were piles of powders and potions. there were children's toys and clothes. and there was a letter from her daughter, who had been taken away by the kind ladies to live with some people who would feed her. in the letter her daughter wrote that she was sad and that she missed her mother. the ink in the letter was smudged where someone had put a drink on top of it.
the lady was taken away in a van for a holiday with the queen. this again left the fat man in the lurch. he was beginning to think life had it in for him.
the fat man wanted to make a lot of money without breaking into a sweat. he decided he would sell powders and potions and tablets. but he was too lazy to learn about medicine and become a doctor. so he had to sell his wares without the sheriff finding out. the sheriff did not like people selling powders and potions and tablets unless they were a doctor.
first the fat man had to find somewhere to sell his wares from. the fat man did not want people coming to his own front door. some of the people who buy powders and potions and tablets from people who are not doctors are not so nice. eventually he found had a nice flat. well, it wasn't his flat. it was rented by a lady. she had a boyfriend who was not such a nice guy. he was prone to hitting people who didn't do what he wanted. sometimes he hit them with a hammer. this made quite a mess on the floor of di's flat. one time he hit someone on the stairs up to the flat. the neighbours did not like this. there was a large pool of blood.
it was not just the blood that got the neighbours down. it was also the noise. sometimes the noise would just be music. but often it was the sound of fighting. one time 30 men came to the flat and smashed it up. the neighbour upstairs had a little boy who was terrified. she had to move house to somewhere quiet.
eventually the sheriff took the lady and her boyfriend away to the castle for a little holiday with the queen. her flat was locked up. this left the fat man with nowhere to sell his powders and potions and tablets.
so he found another lady. she had a house. this made selling the powders and potions and tablets much easier. people could just pull up in their cars and beep their horn. they didn't even have to get out of the car.
business was good. people came to buy powders and potions and tablets all day and all night. the only problem was the beeping of horns woke up the neighbours. that and the fighting. one of the neighbours was a very brave man. he had been a soldier, and had fought at a famous battle in a famous war. after that the man had been a lion tamer and had sailed the seas with a travelling circus. but even the lion tamer was frightened by the fat man and his friends.
the sheriff came to hear about this. it did not seem fair to him that a man who had fought in a famous battle and travelled the world with lions should not be able to grow old in peace. the sheriff and his men took the magic battering ram and went to pay the lady a visit. she quite clearly was not expecting them. she had not put the kettle on. they found all sorts of interesting things. there were blades and mirrors and strange lamps and tiny furnaces. there were piles of powders and potions. there were children's toys and clothes. and there was a letter from her daughter, who had been taken away by the kind ladies to live with some people who would feed her. in the letter her daughter wrote that she was sad and that she missed her mother. the ink in the letter was smudged where someone had put a drink on top of it.
the lady was taken away in a van for a holiday with the queen. this again left the fat man in the lurch. he was beginning to think life had it in for him.
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