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Written by: BTSADV Survivor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was 17 years old back then. I was young, na\u00efve, and\nthought that everyone had a heart like mine. Reality quickly taught me\ndifferently. I was a child that chose to be with a man that could\u2019ve been my\nfather. Nothing came good of that choice \u2013 except my two children; they are my blessings\nfrom God. I left him, found out I was pregnant, and I went back thinking my\nbaby deserves to have what I didn\u2019t. I also thought he was a changed man. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That lasted for so long then the verbal abuse got bad. I was always a whore, bitch, or cunt. I was told that I was as worthless as tits on a\nbill and that I was a scumbag or that I\nwould suck a d*** for a cigarette and so much more. Before the baby came, I had\nbeen beaten with bottles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember being thrown from a horse and being trampled. Being tortured and terrorized. Being put outside in the rainy cold weather with nothing but a t-shirt and underwear on. I remember trying to get in the car and being shot at with a BB gun. A dog attacked me on command. He stabbed me with pear knives and screwdrivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My hair would be so knotty that I could not brush it for\nweeks and my head was tender because of the beating I got. After the baby was born, there were many threats,\nand I wasn\u2019t allowed to talk to any family. I had no friends. He had taken my\nlife away. My kids didn\u2019t know their family on my side until they were a few years\nold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t have any pictures of the abuse nor did I ever report\nit. That was a big mistake, but I am here today eight years later, and I think God\nI am. I also am happily married to a wonderful\nman that God sent to me five\nmonths later. We have four kids all together\nand counting. I did it, and you can, too. You can live your best life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

**If you or someone\nyou know is in an abusive relationship, there is help. You can visit the Break\nthe Silence website at www.breakthesilencedv.org<\/a>,\nchat with one of our helpline advocates at 855-287-1777, or send a private\nmessage through our Facebook page.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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