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-Spike- smile for the crowdby *oomizuao

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Spike trying to stoically smile, pretend that nothing's wrong, while evidently, something's terribly wrong.
Still, no one bothers to ask about it..
"It's probably nothing," they think. "Someone else will help him." "I don't want to get involved."

It's the sad reality; way too often when people, even adults, see kids in trouble, they can't be bothered to reach out a helping hand.
Though, a lot of times they don't know what to do, and I can understand that it's hard to know what to say or how to help. But if you suspect that a child or some other person is victim to abuse, and you don't know how to help, contact someone. Support Centers or something like that. You can even call such Centers anonymously, and ask for advice on what you should do.
These kids deserve to be seen, to be heard. They deserve to get away from the abuse.

... I just felt like saying a little about this.
I know most of you would want to help kids like these, and that's great! But I know that a lot of times it's not easy to be the one to help them out; knowing what to say, and even listening to what they might tell you, it can be tough. It's not fun to hear about such things, it can be very hard, emotionally. And maybe that's why so many avoid helping these kids - they don't want that emotional pain in their lives. To me, though, if I knew someone who'd been a victim of abuse, it would be worse for me knowing that I could've helped them but didn't, than having to maybe sit down and hear that someone talk to me about it.
They might not say a lot, either. Might not say anything at all, or they might say a lot. It varies. But a common thing is that they will say very little about it, because they're told not to tell anyone for instance.
Another thing to do is to ask someone with more knowledge about these things to help you help the kid out. Psychologists, doctors, Support Centers, websites even. Just Google it, and you'll find somewhere you can call to ask for advice.

Sorry to bring this up, as it might ruin someone's day to read about, I'm sure. I just felt the need to spread more awareness of this again, as I feel it's an important thing to say. I might ruin someone's day, yes, but if this can help just one person, I'd say it's worth ruining a day or two.. right?

art and character (C) Elise M. S. / oomizuao 2012

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~rainbownyan May 4, 2013

Was he inspired by someone you know?

~Culturedropout Jan 22, 2013

You are _so_ sweet, and so caring. And such an excellent artist and writer. Wow. Just... wow...

~LiversOnTheMoon Jan 5, 2013

I love the detail you put into his bruised eye. I didn't even notice it at first, until I looked closer, and that speaks to the invisibility of abuse. Unless you're willing to look closer, you can easily miss those details.

~KittySib Dec 20, 2012

Awww!

~GwennPhantom Dec 20, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

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~ninnymuffin Dec 14, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

wow, that black eye is AMAZING

~awalk3r Dec 13, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I can't believe how amazing your artwork is! Not to mention the amount of emotion that is put into not just your art, but your novel as well. I am truly amazed

~mexican-jo-cool Dec 7, 2012

It's so true. Children and adults who are abused need help telling someone. I have many people I know who were victims of many types of abuse (along with myself) and it ain't pretty.

~mad-genious Dec 5, 2012 Hobbyist Artist

my day isn't ruined at all. i enjoy hearing what one has to say about things like this.

~FOXSUSENKO Dec 4, 2012

From my experience, it's really hard to do something when you got the chance. Especially when you see that other people ignore or are indifferent to this kind of things, and you even really don´t know what is going on. I remember few moments when I got the chance and screwed it. One memory from my childhood specially.
There was this kid that I knew, we sometimes played together soccer, he was few years younger then me . Not from very good family and an outsider. Guys his age were bulling him. He held on handrail and they were pulling his legs, so he float in the air like one meter above ground. I didn´t saw them until I was very close. This boy looked straight into my eyes and I felt he was expecting me to do something SO badly. Until this day I still remember that feel from his stare. I could easily wiped out these little kinds and help him. Yet I kept my hands in pocket and just walked along like total ass. He soon lost it and fell on the concrete pavement...

I was quite away but I still heard that sound. It was this very point I felt that kick into my balls from some invisible guy and it makes me feel like total poop until this day whenever I think about it. I would rather die than do this again.
Being pretty much loser my self, I started looking for friends of this kind. I found out that unpopular kids are the best friends. They are really grateful for your company and they are very honest . I was always in good form and tall, so I never had problem to get things done when I wasn´t given other chance. Things got naughty when older douchebags got involved though. Then I wasn´t so much useful, but that is another story.

Wow, such a long text, sorry to bother you. I think I just needed to get it out of my chest.

tl;tr : Don't look away from people who need help or you will feel like a poop for rest of your life!!!

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