Tag: abuse
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If You’re in an Abusive Relationship, Please Speak Up
Get Pregnant Fast Just the other day, I scrolled through my social media feed and stumbled upon a harrowing image. A woman’s face was partially covered in bandages, her eyes and cheeks bruised and swollen. She shared her story in a private writers’ group I’m part of—her only refuge. This woman had recently escaped an…
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It Took Me Way Too Long to Break Free from My Toxic Stepfather
Get Pregnant Fast Growing up, my mother and I found ourselves under the oppressive rule of a man who was both her husband and my stepfather. We endured a great deal of verbal and, at times, physical abuse that left us feeling like captives in our own home. During my high school years, he would…