My name is Karen and I was sexually abused by a babysitter when I was 10 years old. After I initially told my family, the abuser confessed and was convicted, but I was told to move on and never speak of it again. I was told therapy was not an option for financial reasons and […]
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150 – Laura
My childhood ended around the time this photo was taken. My step-father began sexually abusing me and it lasted for 18 years! I still don’t understand why it went on so long and why I wasn’t strong enough to end it. He also began beating me around the age of 13. He would make me […]
149 – Piggy (United States)
My life has been one of secrets coming from a family of secrets, very dysfunctional people. The term dysfunctional seems so technical, but living in it, is so real. I have been through many phrases throughout my adult life. I got married at 19 to get away from my pedophile, military officer father and my […]
148 – Lady Reed
I think of myself as I am a survivor. My childhood was okay until I was abused by my sister. I blamed my parents for a while because they trusted her with me. I still have flash backs of it. There are days I am okay and then there are days I am not. I […]
147 – Michael G.
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