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My story starts with my mother who was sexually abused by her own father and then she abused her nephew (I believe when he was a baby and she was a young child, confusion and curiosity set in). She had me at 16, my brother at 17. She became an alcholic, used drugs and bounced between men and marriages. She was a physically abusive mother and emotionally abusive as well. I do not fault her because that's what she knew and her way of dealing.
When I was 10 I was sexually abused by my 16 yo cousin and my confusion and curiosity set in and I experimented with my brother once. Then at 14 I was raped by my boyfriend. From there I became sexually promiscuous. I was raped again at the age of 18 and continued to have multiple boyfriends who I thought would "love" me if I had sex with them. Married at 21, I had my first child divorced at 22. I continued putting my self esteem into men's opinion and want of me. I married again about 4 years later. Now have begun the complete and ultimate healing process with Jesus Christ and am becoming a whole new person.
But that's not the end of my story. Nope. My son who was 9-10 was being sexually abused by his step brothers then in turn sexually abused his little sister at the age of 3-4. We are now trying to help them both heal from this and to stop the cycle from continuing.
Thank you for taking a stand for those who are afraid to speak. You can help so many people and I am sure God will use your organization to reach multitudes.
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