Abuse, Child

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I thought I was alone and kind of embarrassed by the way I was acting until I found out what was really going on with me, I knew it wasn't normal behavior but I have been going through it for a long time until I decided to get some help.

When I was a young child, I was sexually abused by my stepdad. My mother did not believe me even when the state took me away and gave custody to my grandparents. She stayed with this man for 2 years after he had been to jail for not only abusing me but two other girls in our neighborhood.

Where to start? I grew up in a family with good funds and resources but it wasn't a healthy childhood. I didn't follow in my biological father's or birth certificate father's footsteps of drug and alcohol abuse or promiscuity. Since I went through so much, it scared me into not doing those kinds of things.

As a child, I grew up having to live it rough. My dad had issues with drug and alcohol abuse. He'd always yell at my mom and hit her. I experienced verbal abuse while growing up.

Most days, I try my best to be okay. However, I wear my mask well, I have years of practice. People ask me how I'm doing and a million memories of past abuse run through my mind. I simply just smile and with enthusiasm say, "I'm great!!! How are you?" when, in fact, I'm not okay.