I enjoyed your book Mr. Peters, I also was abuse as a child. I was put into foster care at five years old and was left behind in the system. I have ADD and is somethies very hard for me. Some say its from my abuse is why i can't retain information. I am a college student and i have two boy. I am in a Diversity Educations class and I was resently asked to find a book and i came across Cry silent tears. This book took me back to when i was abused and I love u for doing what your doing but I also love your wife for her understnading for hanging in there with u. I am married but just did not make it because of my ways that I just can't seem to let go. Not only should u do this foundation but your wife should speak to help women or men hang in there with loved ones that have been abuse My spelling is not good but I try. GOD bless u all. 678.899.5216 373 Baker Rd Apt 3 Calhoun,GA 30701 I would love for u to write me a letter just to here from u to take to my class. I too have a foundtion called CHIME OF HOPE helping one child at a time. I was working with abuse children and just resently lost my job becuse of the companies issues of not understanding children the state took their funding. No all those kids are in the street. A lot of them write me on facebook syaing how they miss me and it hurts so bad i just do not know how to help them.

hi joe just read your book and it broke my heart.I wish that someone out thee could have stoped all that has happened to you it is totaly unforgiven.AS someone whom surived years of abuse from family and the system i pray that you just find the courage to make a stant and bring thoes responcable for the abuse you went tthrough. It will only stop when we punishhte ones we know . your brothers need help to face up to what the did to you and make sure that hpsisteory will not follow to the next generation .I can never for give mine abd i lerent that it dident matter hou far away from them so the could not hurt me it wasent enough the had to pay and i had to stop it going on to the next child. god bless you and yours and keep you safe and be happy in alll you do pauline

Hi Joe, I live in South Africa and finished reading your book yesterday. I bought it probably more than a year ago and read a few pages and put it down as I wasn't sure I could read more. I sorted out my books yeserday and came across it again and decided to read it as I am in a much better place now than I was when I first bought it. I finished it by the afternoon.

It brought back alot of memories from my childhood although I was never sexually abused. My dad was a very violent alcoholic and I grew up in a terrifying, brutal and violent household. I am in therapy 34 years later which has helped me understand why my dad did what he did and why my mom allowed it and why she still plays guilt games with me to this day. Neither of them has ever taken responsibility for what they did. My mom did the best she could with a drunken, violent husband but to this day she still tries to keep me glued to her side and cannot move on with her life. She is bitter, unhappy, depressed and miserable and it rubs off on all around her. I feel trapped in this constant struggle between mom and dad but through therapy I am finding peace which is what brought me to now be able to "handle" reading your story.

I got to about chapter 8 and had to force myself to turn another page as I just could NOT believe it could get worse. I kept holding my breathe in anticipation that the next page would tell a happier ending but it just got worse, to the point that I had to keep reminding myself that this was a TRUE story I was reading and had to control my breathing to handle what was coming next.

My questions to you, if not too personal, are why you never sought out justice and why you never held your brothers or mother accountable for what they did? Was it easier for you to walk away and let them live with their own conscience?

Do you know where your mom and brothers are today?

Also, there are no pictures of you anywhere on the internet and wondered why? I always like putting a face to a story as it makes it more personal.

Anyway, I just wanted to say you are an amazing person for overcoming what you did. I still have struggles because of my childhood and the main reason I went to therapy was because of the anger I showed towards my 3 year old son. I felt like my father! I was horrified that once I had a child I was turing into my dad (although I don't drink at all). I just grew up in such a violent home that it's the only thing I knew how to do to solve problems. I was determined to NEVER let my child know fear the way I did and so I went to therapy on a regular basis and I read stories such as yours.
It keeps me inspired and gives me faith that I can give my children a better life than I had with alot of love and nurturing.

People like you make it possible for others out there to believe in a happy (or at least happIER) ending.

I will keep track of your blogs and I wish you even more happiness and peace as you absolutely deserve it!

Best wishes always,
Leigh from South Africa

HI my Nmae is Kira im 16 andi live i australia i read you book reasently "cry silent tears" I couldent put it down. you were so brave to go through all that i admier you alot . When i finish school i plan to go to university to study to become a child social worker to help kids like you

thanks for sharing your exsperience wit us all i hope it dose make pepole more aware as no cild should ever be hrut

i would like to hear from you if you have time if not i understand
if you cant see my email its pinocchio_133@hotmail.com
thanks Kira

hey joe,
it was mt daughter that gave me your book to read i did read it and i fount it very emotional being a mother of 4 children my slef i could never understandhow a mother could do any thing like that to a child or allow any one else after readin your book i still can't understand it buh im so HAPPY now you got through what you did and i noe in my hart that you are the best father any child could have i wish you all the best and your family for the future
love janice x

Hey Joe, I've just finished reading your book Cry Silent Tears. It was an emotional & sad story to read. I think your a brave and remarkable man and wish you, your wife & children all the best for the future. Take care.

Hi Joe, My name is Lisa, i'm from Dublin and have just finished Cry Silent Tears. I am beyond words for you and all you went through, the fact that you are still breathing is a miracle never mind all the fantastic things you are doing with your life. I have nothing but admiration for you.
Love
Lisa xx

Dear Joe
Having just finished reading your novel Cry Silent Tears, which by the way I read within eights hours. I feel that we have a world on commom yet so far apart. To have the strength of character you need to put feeling on papaer, i sincerly commend you. I myself have wrote a novel of similiar events of which I´m trying to get published. I personally found this a very painful yet fulfilling journey. For me and others out there you are the back bone of what we all need to acheive, that for me is peace within our own hearts and soul.
I look forward to reading more of you material.
Best Regards
Martin James Veryard

Throughout reading your book 'Cry Silent Tears' my heart sank I cant bear to think what It was like, I now realise how serious and upsetting It Is to go through what you went through at that young age It's horryfying knowing anyones mother could do that to their own child! I havent been able to put the book down I read blurb and already had an image of what was to come. Your incredible, brave and strong to be where you are today. I may say I know what It's like to lose a close parent at a young age, because the same happend to me. I am very sorry. Your book has left me speechless I could not imagine how horrible your expericence was at such a young age. Thankyou xx

hi there joe,
i have just finished eading your book cry silent tears and can i just say, i cried all the way through, i just cannot belive what you have been through, i too myself have suffered from child abuse when i was 3 years old i am now 28 and getting married next year, you have done incredilbly well for getting where you are now, you are an incredible man, and i just wanted to say so, i hope you do read this.

thankyou
amanda