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Nobody Wants to Love Someone Who’s Been Raped Their Entire Life
At two years old, she was already screaming for help
Do you ever wonder why some people carry such weight in their eyes?
How can a 52-year-old woman smile after decades of unimaginable violence? Bonnie represents thousands of silenced voices, and her story leaves me completely devastated yet simultaneously amazed by the resilience of the human spirit.
I deeply reflect on how a two-year-old child already had the courage to report the abuse she suffered, while the adults around her chose to ignore her cries for help. The negligence of those who should protect is as violent as the abuse itself.
A mother who hides the aggressor, who encourages predatory behavior, who normalizes horror — this is the darkest face of complicity that perpetuates intergenerational cycles of violence.
Physical scars are just the visible surface of an ocean of trauma.
Imagine a child who needs surgery at age five due to the brutality of abuse. Who has to learn to survive in an environment where even food and water are transformed into instruments of psychological torture.
The most shocking thing is realizing how these stories aren’t exceptional — they’re everyday occurrences…
