THE ANONYMOUS ISSUE
RAVEN
RAVEN
#LOVE #BULLYING #SELF ESTEEM #FAMILY #DATING #IMMIGRATION #ABUSE #SEX #SCHOOL #LIFE #LOSS #LESSONS #SEXUALITY #ADDICTION #FRIENDSHIP + MORE...
DEAR BAL,
With so much love, CandiceÂ
GOOD LUCK BAD LUCK
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LIKE A HIT ON A BUTTON
#ALCOHOLABUSE #FAMILY #PARENT
NOT A GOOD FATHER
#FAMILY #LOSS #GRIEF #FRIENDSHIP
THE CHANGE
WE SAW HER JUST LAYING THERE ON HER BED. I SAW PILLS ON HER DRESSER. I WALKED UP TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BED ONLY TO SEE HER FACE DOWN IN THE PILLOW. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.
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#DIVORCE #FAMILY #SINGLEPARENTHOMES
PORQUE DURASTE TANTO TIEMPO?
NO EXPLANATION
#DIVORCE #FAMILY #SINGLEPARENTHOMES
#LOVE #BREAKUPS #DEPRESSION #GROWTH #SELFCARE #DATING #RELATIONSHIPSÂ
FRIEND ZONE
#LOVE #BREAKUPS #DEPRESSION #GROWTH #SELFCARE #DATING #RELATIONSHIPSÂ
#LOVE #BREAKUPS #DEPRESSION #GROWTH #SELFCARE #DATING #RELATIONSHIPSÂ
SILENT GIRL #SEXUALASSAULT #CHILDABUSE #FAMILY
#SEXUALASSAULT #CHILDABUSE #FAMILY
I HAD TO WRAP A BLANKET AROUND MY WHOLE BODY SO HE WOULDN’T TOUCH ME, YET THAT WOULD ALWAYS FAIL. I WAS TIRED OF HIM, SEEING HIS FACE EACH HOUR HE HAD TO COME AND EAT AT HOME.
BY THE TIME IT WAS JUNE, I WAS READY. I WAS READY TO LET IT GO.
#SEXUALASSAULT #CHILDABUSE #FAMILY
I KEPT TELLING MYSELF MAYBE I DIDN’T DO THE RIGHT THING. MAYBE THIS IS ALL JUST A DREAM. BUT THIS ISN’T A DREAM. THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL REALITY.
MAYBE YOU’LL HAVE ENOUGH COURAGE TO OPEN UP, TOO.
INTERVIEW WITH
NAJEE OMAR
HOME
He truly completes me. I really do believe that we will be together for a long time.
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WHY COULDN'T HE SPEAK UP
CAN'T BE SEPARATED
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WHY ME, MA?
EVERYONE GROWS UP
SHE STARES ME DOWN AND LOOKS AT ME IN A VERY CONCERNING WAY. SHE WOULDN’T GET OFF AND NOTHING WAS GOING TO MAKE HER ANYWAY.
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All you gotta do is get back up and make yourself happy rather than letting other people control your emotions and change you into something you don’t want to be.
BREAK
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HIT
WELA
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THEY’LL NEVER KNOW THE REAL ME
3:55PM I TOLD MYSELF THAT I WOULDN’T CRY HOWEVER ONCE MY AUNT CAME, GAVE ME A HUG AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY, I BROKE DOWN.
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BROKEN
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THE ODDEST WEEKS
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THEY BASICALLY LET IT HAPPEN
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