This entry contains the first part of the audiobook "Izgubljeno otroštvo" (The lost childhood) by author Damijan Janžekovič (COBISS ID: 276611331, ISBN: 978-961-7198-81-2).

Far too many cruel stories remain hidden behind the four walls of Slovenian homes. Do we know them? Do we understand them? Or do we prefer to ignore them until we are involved ourselves? I believe they touch every one of us. The time has come to tear down these walls of silence and secrecy. Among us are many victims who need to be seen and who need our help—just as I once did, a victim of an aggressive mother and countless words that no child should ever have to hear. Today, I live a full and fulfilling life, and I believe that such a childhood was given to me for a reason—perhaps precisely so that I can understand and help another wounded soul, one that cries out from behind a forced smile and empty eyes.