They told me I was nothing but a dog
December 2, 2018 10:06 AM Subscribe
My father named me Laika because when I was born, my grandfather told him to treat me like a bad dog. To Father, Laika was synonymous with dog. He used the name to remind me of my place in the hierarchy: lesser. Beneath. Inferior.
Nothing but a dog.
My father meant to humiliate and degrade me with such a name, but he honored me instead.
A short horror story by R.C. Bowman or Dopabeane, an author who often posts to Reddit's /r/nosleep.
Warnings for extreme violence, supernatural monsters, child abuse (emotional and physical), animal abuse, murder, and body horror, among other horrific things.
A short horror story by R.C. Bowman or Dopabeane, an author who often posts to Reddit's /r/nosleep.
Warnings for extreme violence, supernatural monsters, child abuse (emotional and physical), animal abuse, murder, and body horror, among other horrific things.
This post was deleted for the following reason: Putting the (extensive) content warnings below the fold defeats the purpose, and it's not really clear that there's enough merit here beyond the content warnings to make a decent post. -- restless_nomad
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