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sagetea

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21. Oh boy...my heart goes out to you.

Thu Sep 4, 2025, 03:31 PM

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It's scary, I'm wrapping you in a blanket of love. Heart to heart. Remember to take a moment and hold your shaking hands together, and breathe.

Sometimes, I wonder if there was some kind of underground network around that time...? I wrote my story here long ago. it's pinned in my bio.

He groomed me from age 11 in 79. (edited, for math). And finally took me in '84. Then my parents married me off to another abuser (didn't know) and was stuck in that marriage until 1988.

I'm still tearing up at your story, as uncomfortable as people are, we have to bring it to light.

You are so brave for sharing, thank you...

Aho`

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