BROKE AND BEATEN

*BROKEN  & BEATEN*

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“Domestic violence causes far more pain than the visible marks of bruises and scars. It is devastating to be abused by someone that you love and think loves you in return. It is estimated that approximately 3 million incidents of domestic violence are reported each year in the United States"



Growing up broke and your mother beaten wasn't the way I would choose to be raised but I am glad I went through the times I did because
 I am who I am cuz of it..
Im strong, Independent, don't take shit from others I try to help people and caring..
living in hotels and drugs all around you.. Getting clothes at the d.i because the bishop helped us get free clothes, hand me downs.. head lice from the dirty places we lived in.. cock roaches on your pillow while you sleep.. sleeping in the car while waking up the next morning to go to school... wake up to fighting from moms boy friend hitting her walking out seeing her on the ground wondering if she was dead, that still haunts me to this day.. Suicidal thoughts thinking it was the only way to get out of that life but cant leave your mom to go through it alone I was her reason to keep moving.... her working temp jobs..
Im still wonder how I got to be the person I am today.. this is one of the reasons I work so hard for lynn I jus went without for a long time and I want her to have what I didnt when I grew up.. 


The day I left my mom was one of the best things I did but one of the worst feelings I have I left when i was 12 came back to her when I was 15 I went into foster home for a few weeks then live with step mom that wasnt all it was made to be ill jus say I ended up back in my mothers hands in that 3 year time my mom got away from her boy friend my dad now saved her...  she moved on she wouldn't have if I never let her fix herself.. she slept underneath underpasses and in the car more and got beat her jaw wont line up he knocked it out of place and broke her finger she has a mealt plate in it and her hearing is so bad and slowing getting worse from getting beat so bad in the head.. she is slowing going blind he hit her at least 3 times a week she thought he would help us with a place to stay he never did..

Its not a joke its so sad to hear and see people in this situation she did it and i know others can its never easy tho she was in it for 9 years ya 9 years guys but she did it.. there are ladies that die from this..

If your one of these ladies know its for the best to get out people will help you if you are in domestic voilece please get help especially if you have kids they dont need to see or hear it..  or know someone don't stay quite it not something   you keep your nose out of.. death can occur! nothing is worth it seeing my mom beat it was HORRIBLE visons in my head and will never leave me.. 


She is doing GREAT now fantastic husband nice house I don't know where I would be without her love her<3
She is an amazing grandma!! :)

• Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten.

• Around the world, at least one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused during her lifetime. Most often, the abuser is a member of her own family.

• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women—more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined.

• Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic violence annually.

• Nearly 1 in 5 teenage girls who have been in a relationship said a boyfriend threatened violence or self-harm if presented with a breakup.

• Everyday in the US, more than three women are murdered by their husbands or boyfriends.

• Ninety-two percent of women surveyed listed reducing domestic violence and sexual assault as their top concern.

• Domestic violence victims lose nearly 8 million days of paid work per year in the US alone—the equivalent of 32,000 full-time jobs.

• Based on reports from 10 countries, between 55 percent and 95 percent of women who had been physically abused by their partners had never contacted non-governmental organizations, shelters, or the police for help.

• The costs of intimate partner violence in the US alone exceed $5.8 billion per year: $4.1 billion are for direct medical and health care services, while productivity losses account for nearly $1.8 billion.

• Men who as children witnessed their parents’ domestic violence were twice as likely to abuse their own wives than sons of nonviolent parents.

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