The first memory of my childhood is of a 4-5 year old me sitting on the archaic stone staircase of an old and beautiful bungalow, in a dull sadness with the feeling of dejection from my...
Family
From Death to Life
I want to stay Anonymous. So you will know me as Carmen. I am a 16 year old mixed girl in South Carolina. I have been searching all night for a website to share my story and I’ve finally...
Reflecting on the Seasons of my Life
I have always had a weird way of thinking. I am sure there are people out there in this big world that can relate. Actually, let me be more specific and label myself-as society would do...
A Rebound
My journey started on Sunday, December 6, 2020. The first day I put a drink and drug down and wanted to change my entire life! My name is James Lee Monahan, I go by Jamie, and life has been...
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I always knew something was “wrong” or as i perfer to say “different” but i didnt know what, and nobody else did either, including my parent, family and educators. i didn’t speak...
Slow start and Overcoming Obstacles
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains a reference to rape. My story starts when as a girl I was not encouraged to succeed. But I was an A+ STUDENT. ...
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Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual molestation and assault. I was born in Italy but my parents are Chinese...
Fighting to make it home
After high school, I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life. I was really lost. I knew I wanted to make something of myself. My dad was in the Navy and I knew I wanted to make a...
sexual assault.
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood sexual assault and descriptions of self-harm. i just want someone to know, someone random...
Generational Curse
My story starts at 15. I had started having sex with my then boyfriend of a year and thought I was pregnant. I told my mother and she insisted I have an abortion. Some how that effect, hit...