Speaking Your Truth

the story that changed my life

March 7th was a kind of bad day. Everything was going so well in school until lunch when my ex-boyfriend’s girlfriend was arguing with me about him. When I saw him, I laughed in my...

The Smart Girl

My freshman year of high school, I wanted to stop caring. I was so burnt-out, trying to be the perfect student. I had straight A’s, got 100s on nearly every test, hated myself if I got...

Should I leave or stay

Hi I’m sweety I’m from a middle class family I am a nurse. A year ago I got married and it was an arrange marriage everything was good. But after marriage I came to know the...

B 4 I go

I was a special Ed child, hyper. I pray to God that I was sorry for the mean things I done. 1 st I had teen pregnancy. I got married,in a wrong relationship,b cause I didn’t know. I...

Growing up as a diamond in the rough

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains descriptions of childhood sexual molestation and assault. I am a 29-year-old woman, born in Oakland, California...

My childhood sexual abuse story.

Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it contains references to childhood rape and other experiences of sexual assault. I was 9 and homeless, living in a farmhouse...

Groat

Grout is an aggregate material often made with a cement or epoxy base. Grout is often used to hold tile in place and keep out moisture. Grout can be found in a variety of places including...

My Story

I’ve never had a ‘normal’ life, I’ve dealt with so much for so long I fear I am past the point of ‘normal’ at times. It’s sad really to not feel as if you have lived for 12...

Seeking Help!!!

The experience, clueless, helpless and heartbreaking one at that, I had as a 15 year old led to a strong lifetime belief!!! I will never approach anyone for help of any sorts ever in life...