Magazine Topic
abuse
Stories:
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Alcoholic Parents
In grade three a friend told me, "I can't sleep over because my parents say your mom and dad are drunks." That was the moment it hit me: my family isn't normal.
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Bullying
I learned the language of silence. Keep your head down. Don’t say a word. Try to be invisible. Maybe if they forget you’re here it will stop. It didn’t stop.
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Discrimination
Life is hard in general, but for those of us who are perceived as different, it can be especially hard.
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Domestic Violence
He used to lock me outside our house with no shoes or coat, rage at me for an hour or more, and make me doubt my sanity. When he hit me, it was the last straw.