I was 18 when I started dating my abuser. He was 26. I was a single mom at the time, and I had no other family except my great grandmother. Our relationship was great in the beginning. He helped me raise my daughter and took care of us. I would never have suspected anything. I… Continue Reading Love Shouldn’t Hurt
When I first came to the YWCA shelter it was in the middle of the night; I asked lots of questions and one of the advocates talked to me about getting a protection order. I told her I was afraid to get one because my husband said he would take my kids away from me… Continue Reading “ROOT BEER!”
“I was thinking ……….. This is the man of my Life?” During 14 yrs. of marriage he physically, verbally and sexually abused me. He had a history of threatening to kill me. He was always claiming that the children were not his and at times insisted that they call him by his first name. One… Continue Reading I thank God that I am here now……
I met my husband when I was 18 yrs. old. I met him through a mutual friend that I babysit for. We got along very well, he seemed nice. We talked for a year over the phone, as he was in a relationship with another woman and I was spending time out of high school… Continue Reading I am a Survivor