a letter to dave pelzer related to his books, a child called "it", the lost boy, and A man named dave

Dear Dave,
Your stories broke my heart when I read them. They were realistic and heart wrenching. You had to be a very strong and hopeful person to fight and not give up, to be able to move past the abuse and neglect and have a family of your own. I could not imagine a mother who could treat one of her children that way. Even after the books I still have questions. As of today do you still stay in contact with your brothers and other family members? Do you still think about all them years of abuse or have you been able to move past them? If you do still have contact with your brothers have any of them said whether or not they were abused emotionally or physically? I read these books and thought to myself how did he survive? Do you ever wonder why your dad didn’t follow through getting you away from her and why he didn’t take you with him when he left? Its sad to think that the society back then turned their heads and ignored abuse. These days the society are more involved and there are thousands of calls everyday to child abuse hotlines. I personally cringe when I hear in the newspaper or on TV about children being abused or even killed. It makes me want to become magical and erase that out of their life and give them a fresh start somewhere else, even though I know I cant. Thank you for taking the time to read this letter.

Sincerely,
Samantha Hedrick