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Originally Posted by Tonya
Here are just some of the signs of child abuse:
Unexplained or repeated injuries such as welts, bruises, or burns.
Be over-friendly with strangers.
Be afraid to go home.
Think badly of themselves.
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Wilt does have unexplained inury's, such as his broken eye and lost arm.
Well, he is really friendly, mabe even overly friendly as some folks would put in. I for one believe he has always been friendly, but he does try to avoid conflict as much as possible because whatever happend to him in the past has affected him now and that is why he's afraid to cause conflict of any sort. I also believe that his smile is a sheild to protect those feelings.
I think he's scared to be adopted. He's afraid that if he goes bacck to another family, he'll get hurt again.
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As for adoption, I don't think Wilt IS adoptable. He's been in the house longer than any other friend. Even Uncle Pockets, the first friend, got adopted out. And when adoption days come around, where's Wilt? Not mixing with the other friends hoping for families. He's always away doing a job, helping Frankie and Herriman run things. It could be because he's always helpful, but I think its also that he's not looking to be adopted.
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I don't think he thinks BADLY about himself, but he certainly does think less of himself than others. Now I don't believe he was abused by his family, certainly not his kid, but regardless, whatever happend to him, he does have these signs of an abused child, a child that could've been abused by anyone.
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I've always suspected Wilt was mistreated before he came to Foster's, but maybe not physically beaten as some people would assume. He offers to punish or even starve himself if he thinks its what people want. Maybe his injuries were self-inflicted?