Like I've always said, it was very much of a normal life growing up.

From the outside looking in, I truly believe that people thought we were more of a

picture perfect family. It's like, wow, these people kind of have it all.

My dad is definitely not the person I thought he was, which was heartbreaking.

Mom's not worried about you getting here anytime soon.

She found some shady stuff with dad.

I was stunned, like, how could you do this?

Who are you?

Because right now there's like three different people

and I don't know any of them.

It was like kind of our family's little secret. I shut off at that point. My relationship with him was never the same. Like, why would you actually give in and stay? And I was upset with her. I was upset because I saw him for what he was. My mom is too good for my dad. Like, she deserves better than this. And I get a phone call at 5 o'clock in the morning,

and my mom sounds a little shaky on the other end of the phone. Are you awake? I said, I am now. We were safe now. Men like this, when they don't have control over the situation, they are desperate, and they will do anything. This is going to make me better. This will not define my life. It's the sweet stuff you see in movies and you fall

in love on a trip when you least expect it before you know it, you're moving there with him.

I had only spent a total of 14 days with him before moving 2,000 miles away with him.

It was the sun, moon, and stars.

But he got so mad, and it was like,

that was the first time I truly saw his temper.

The person he portrayed to be, the life he betrayed,

none of it made a lot of sense. He was just generally evil.

I did. I ended with someone just like my dad.

You know they're full of shit.

And you let them smooth it over and it's like, okay, okay.

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