What is a neglected child? He is a child not planned for, not wanted. Neglect begins, therefore, before he is born.
Mama, you know, poor baby, she'd had her family all finished: four daughters and a couple of sons, and suddenly, I arrived in her midlife on Christmas Eve 1922.
I didn’t mean now,” he protested. “I’m not going to raise the child. I’m having enough trouble with Rachel.
There are some women whose pregnancy would make some sly bachelor smile.
My mother had me when she was 16, and that was an issue that had to be dealt with. She grew up in a very religious background, and there was a lot of discussion of what they should do with this unborn child. But here I am, and thank goodness.
I remember asking my mum when I was about 13, 'Why are my brothers and sister so much older than me?' And she just said, 'You were a mistake.' And I laughed.
My brother and sister were much older. They were planned. I was not planned for. I was called the mistake, amongst other things.
I was an accident - my mum was only 16 when she had me.
