is this abuse?

[Eclipse]

When I was little, me and my 3 cousins were taken care of by a lady. (Sorry don’t feel comfortable mentioning her name so I will just call her "lady" right now.) anyway, we were like any other kids, playful and happy, but she always called us "the worst kids ever" and one day, me and my 9 year old cousin were horse playing around and she got mad at me and she threatened me by saying she would hit me with a golf club. She hit me and my 9 year old cousin a lot, and said to us "the older ones are the worst." and one day i accidently hit my cousin in the head with a baseball when i hit it, and she got pissed at me, and she called me a bitch. She would hit the littlest one's hair, and then say "im sorry i hit you i meant to hit the older ones they get me so mad." There was also a park by her house, we'd ride our bikes there and she'd find out and put us in isolation for about 2 hours or so, or until our moms came to pick us up. I told my mom all the time, she didn’t care. All she would say is "Your just bad kids". And everybody still labels me "the bad kid" and I’m fucking tired of it.

[Oblivion]

It is child abuse- you could call the police, or child services to help you out
Or talk to a school counselor and have them sort it

But its not right, and you definitely should tell someone, so you can get help for you and your siblings

[Eclipse]

Thank you for responding. I didnt really think it was abuse, it didnt effect me a lot, and its not a reason for my cutting. But i finally left that woman and my cousins are still under her care and yeah i worry a lot but this made me stand on my own, so i guess im fine. Anyway thanks.

[Oblivion]

No problem
There really isnt any time its alright for an adult to hurt a child, especially when they arent even the childs parents giving the kid a spanking or something

[Raynes]

Mental and Physical abuse. You were right to ask us, something needs to be done about it. "Bad kids" or not, it's not right. Get help immediately because things can only get worse.

[shadostreet]

it is more than discipline, it is abuse. you should tell you mother that it IS considered abuse and then call the police. not 911, but the local police, because this happened some time ago.

Try to remember as many details about your babysitter as possible, then consult maybe a detective or a cop/investigator about it.

hope i helped.

[ECGBUnni]

that constitutes as abuse. First of all, she has no right to try to discipline kids that aren't hers, and second of all, even if they were her kids she would b physically or mentally abusing them.

I understand that her actions may not have consciously given you scars, but when someone treats you like that, there is always something that sticks with us. After all, it bothered you enough to post it here...Even if you think that you're left unhurt from the experience, the fact that you worry about your cousins means that her actions are disturbing enough.

If it's not for your sake, then for your cousins sakes, talk to someone. Preferably an authority figure (like a teacher, or a counselor or even a law enforcement officer). If her behavior escalates, people could be in serious trouble