This happened to us – it’s not who we are

This happened to us – it’s not who we are When I was five my cousin who was also five was taught how to groom me I guess by my uncle. My uncle would say things like, “You’re going to get that.” I really didn’t know what he meant. It started by my cousin rubbing...

I never felt she wanted me or love me

I never felt she wanted me or love me I was abused by my Grandfather from 2 years old to 7 when I told my Mother finally. But although I was taken to a child psychologist by my Mother when a teacher told her I was clinically depressed, she told me not to tell them...

I Broke the Cycle of Abuse

I Broke the Cycle of Abuse From a young age I always knew my mom hated me! I am the only girl out of 4 kids. My 2 younger brothers got out of the abuse, their dad took custody of them. That left my older brother and myself, I found out at a young age that the abuse...

You are a survivor, not a victim

You are a survivor, not a victim It’s taken me years to understand through the abuse I endured as a child/teenager that I have a voice. I was never allowed to be heard. I grew up as if “victim” was embedded on my forehead. It started shortly after my parents...

Discovering my wife’s painful past

Discovering my wife’s painful past I lost the words to even describe my pains of what my wife and I went through in 2020. It all happened so quickly as I fell in love with this amazing woman. I was going through a painful past relationship and many have abused me in...