Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Hi, my name is... And I am a...
Hi, I have a name. A name I choose not to disclose in this blog at this juncture. I am a rape survivor. Yes, I can say it to you on the computer, or sitting on the street. I am a rape survivor. Something I still am learning not to be ashamed of. Something I have had to learn has changed my life, my values, my expectations - FOREVER. Yes, FOREVER, the only thing in my life I will say is forever. Thats a long time, seriously. I don't believe in forever usually. Thats why I don't believe in marriage. Forever is so hard to commit to. Life changes on a daily basis, so something you might say is forever one day could drastically change the next. Anyways, back to the rape aspect of it all. I have been raped multiple times. Not once, not twice, not even thrice. It took me 27 years and more rapes than I can count on my fingers to admit I had ever been raped. I never saw it that way. I was a bad person. I was a rebel. I put myself in bad situations. I chose the wrong friends. I wore the wrong clothes. I drank too much. I was a druggie. I was an outcast looking for acceptance. I caused it to happen. It was my fault - EVERYTHING was my fault. Always. At least when I looked at life with that viewpoint there were things I could do to change the situations. I could change. I could become a better person. I could dress differently. I could stop going out. I could stop drinking. I could become a goody two-shoes. I could get new friends. I could stop living, stop experimenting, stop learning. Yes, thats how easy it would have been...
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