Stories

My name is Tammi and I am here to make a difference!! I am a physical and verbal abuse survivor, and I AM going to change the world. Being a domestic violence survivor has had its many challenges. I have had to learn that I am a valuable person again and that not...

I, like many other women all over the country, was sexually abused as a child. I can remember it starting at 3 with being encouraged to engage in sexual behaviors with little boys in my neighborhood by my brothers, at 7 I was molested by my grandfather and as I got a...

I am a 37 year old mother of 4. and here is my story. I can remember it starting at age 7 by my brothers. I was the only girl with 3 brothers. I didn’t know better at the time. They would have one of them hold my hands above my head and take turns getting on top of...

I always knew growing up that if I made the wrong move, said the wrong thing or did not please those around me that I would pay the consequences with pain. A spanking there, a slap here, words of degradation were what I thought was normal. How could I consider it...

Tammi, I cannot thank you enough for giving me and other abuse victims the chance to speak out so others can see that they are not alone in this struggle. When I saw this shirt 2 days ago while searching for graphic's to help me build my profile on my AOL site...I...

“Reign of Terror” My name is Laura Cowan, and this is my domestic violence story: Some of seven children and teenagers who were removed from their father’s Aguanga home were so deprived of food and nurturing that they looked half their age, a pediatrician testified...

When Tammi first asked to write my “story” I thought “yeah, sure…no problem…I’ll get to it sometime.” I didn’t really have a major issue with writing it, although I would have a couple of years ago. It’s only been in the past few years that I’ve really gotten...

I grew up with alcoholism in my family.  My father has been recovering now for the past 27 years.  I have many uncles and my grandfather on my dad's side of the family that are still drinking or are recovering from alcohol and drug abuse.  I always searched for my...

Hi my name is Hillary and I am a survivor of emotional and physical abused endured as a child by my father. I never really understood why my father treated me as he did and it wasn't just me either my older brother was tormented as well. I don't exactly remember when...

My name is Tiffany & I am an ex-military wife & survivor of domestic violence. As a military wife, I lived 2,000 miles from my home & family. I gave up my career to live the military life. My husband had been wonderful prior to our marriage - hard-working,...