Child Abuse It was a typical day at work, or so I thought. I was the opening shift at the before-after school program that I work at. We were expecting a new child to start this morning, a kindergartner, Sean. Around 7:45 Sean and his mother walk in and introduce themselves. I notice that Sean has a mulberry looking birthmark on the left side of the face. I was having the normal get to know you conversation with his mother when she said something I wasn't expecting. She said, " I want to be up front with you. Last night I got angry with Sean and hit him in the face." I was completely taken by surprise, I had just met this woman and she's telling me