My story – Jacqueline F

After my first marriage getting married at 17, having 2 children with a mentally unstable, bipolar extremely violent husband who punched me, kicked me down stairs, locked me outside in the snow, threaten to kill me and my children. I vowed to Never be with anyone violent or abusive again! Just to turn around and be drugged and raped, sodomized, tortured for hours by a family member and left for dead in a ditch… Fought to survive that and Years later working in law enforcement to meet and marry a coworker who became mentally unstable and my recent last abuser I thought I wouldn’t escape! For only a year and 10 months but felt like several years, of abuse. Terrible temper, violent, breaking things and hurting the animals and me. The worst part was the cops not believing me until months down the road! After almost killing me and threaten me , bruised ribs, throwing hot coffee in my face at work. Refuse to stop stalking me. A judge finally gave me a restraining and protection order thank God. Live and learn! My grandkids are my priority now. God bless you all! Stay strong!

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