Christina Aguilera Talks About Childhood Abuse
Christina Aguilera is opening up about some of the horrible things her family went through at the hands of her abusive father. The singer just completed a 2 hour documentary where she recaps some of her experiences and gave an interview to E! Entertainment about the upcoming program.
"I witnessed a lot of unpleasant things - a lot of pushing and shoving and fighting and quarreling. Growing up I did not feel safe. Feeling powerless is the worst feeling in the world. I turned to singing as an outlet. The pain at home is where my love for music came from."
Even her mother chimed in with a few memories.
Aguilera's mother, Shelly, describes the extent of the abuse in the documentary, recalling one horrific incident when she found a four-year-old Aguilera with blood dripping from her chin.
The singer's mother says, "I scooped her up and said, 'Oh my God. What's wrong?' She told me, 'Daddy wanted to take a nap and I made too much noise.'"
I can't imagine what that must have felt like as a parent. To see your child bleeding... makes me sick.
Many years later, Christina's father Fausto made his way back into her life - but it was short lived.
"I let him back into my life briefly but I soon realized that he is not necessary in my life."
We can't help who our parents are. I think it's brave of Christina to realize the relationship was toxic and to let it go.
Photos by WENN.com
I am a big Christina fan and one of the reasons why is because I can relate. My father abused me until my mother divorced him when I was 17. It is truly horrific and I understand so much of what she went through. She is so strong and I'm thrilled she speaks out about this.
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I had to wait for my step-father to die for the abuse to end and I'm glad he's gone.
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I can't even make a joke regarding this one. Damn it, Christina, Mondays are supposed to be light hearted.
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I'm so sorry for anyone who like Christina suffered such abuse from a parent. It makes me sick to my stomach..
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She's already talked about this before
Seems a lot will talk about it only when they're needing some attention.
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Your sense of compassion is overwhelming...
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I can see where someone would make the comment about wanting attention. A lot of times it odd that people in Hollywood bring up these things when they have a movie or album coming out. Abuse isn't a lighthearted topic and personally I think it's something that shouldn't be brought up in the media like that. Yes, there are tons of people that get abused (my father was abusive like many others on this site) but there's also a time and a place for it. Instead of making a media topic out of it, these celebrities that went through something like this, should be out in their communities helping your average people that go through the same thing. That's the type of thing that makes a difference. (I'm not downplaying the fact that she was abused, just that I can see where the original comment is coming from).
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I can see where someone would make the comment about wanting attention. A lot of times it's odd that people in Hollywood bring up these things when they have a movie or album coming out. Abuse isn't a lighthearted topic and personally I think it's something that shouldn't be brought up in the media like that. Yes, there are tons of people that get abused (my father was abusive like many others on this site) but there's also a time and a place for it. Instead of making a media topic out of it, these celebrities that went through something like this, should be out in their communities helping your average people that go through the same thing. That's the type of thing that makes a difference. (I'm not downplaying the fact that she was abused, just that I can see where the original comment is coming from).
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Wish there were some more recent pictures of her, I feel like I've seen this set a few times already.
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i didn't even know she had gone through that. well at least she knows she gave him a second chance and didnt work out. it's always sad to hear when kids are abused.
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I'm so glad that her life has turned out so productive in spite of the past abuse. So many lives are destroyed due to substance abuse and self harm that can be caused by past abuse and the inability to cope with the memories of it.
Christina's father worked for the company that I worked at previously and I find it so hard to believe that this soft spoken, kind and considerate man was an abuser. I am not saying that she (and her mother) are lying about the abuse or that Fausto wasn't a completely different person outside of the work-place, just saying that he was never anything but nice and so very quiet while I worked with him. He was well like at the company, too and people thought very highly of him. So hard to believe.
Is that all the abuse she got, please, call me when mental abuse and daily torture are included.
Cigar burns, belt lashings, backhanding & gut punches are the real abuse along with the mental torture many suffer every fucking day.
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Abuse comes in many degrees; so does mental stability. Who the fuck are you to weigh it out?
I am glad to hear that she recovered, I hope to be on the same boat real soon. I was abused by my father. Odd how after he abused me I would listen to Christina A's songs to cope, thanks C.A.
Bruises fade, but the pain still remains...
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That's so sad :( Abuse of any kind is never okay (verbal or physical, or whatever)! I feel so lucky to not have experienced abuse from my parents.
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Like Monica, I was lucky enough to grow up in a stable home. I can't imagine having to go through anything like that.
I am proud of Christina as well! Many people feel that they must endure abuse because it is with "family." Toxic people must be released from our lives or we will never be healthy...
I am proud of Christina as well! Many people feel that they must endure abuse because it is with "family." Toxic people must be released from our lives or we will never be healthy...
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