After my years of child abuse and the feelings that came with that mistreatment, I felt I needed to tell what happened to me as a child, in hopes of helping other children.

I also needed to let adult survivors know they are not alone; there are others who also suffered at the hands of mean and cruel people, and there are people who understand what they feel, and those feelings are okay.

I wanted to inform others to not sit on the sidelines and wait for someone else to speak up. If you see or even suspect a child is being abused, don't wait on someone else to get involved, because someone else might also be waiting for others to make that move.

During this time of sitting on the sidelines, the child is still suffering, as well as being in danger of serious bodily injury or even death.

Bitter Memories is the book about my years after being kidnapped by my own father, then abused by my father. Except, he also allowed others to abuse me. My life was a living hell!

My story is not a cozy feel-good love story. I did not "sugarcoat" my abuse or try to make it sound better than it was. My childhood was what it was, but the adult me is no longer a victim. I am a survivor! I survived some of the worst child abuse imaginable, but I was always a fighter.

From the very beginning my message was intended to help other survivors heal their pain of abuse, and to help children who are still suffering by encouraging others to be more aware and to get involved.

With the help of people just like YOU, we can make a difference in the lives of so many children who still live with daily abuse, usually from someone who claims to love them. These children are innocent! They are victims of despicable men and women!

YOU can also make a difference in the lives of adult survivors who live daily with shame and scars of abuse that was not their fault. These adults who were abused as children were also innocent! They were victims, many who still go through the motions of daily living, trying to deal with their feelings. Feelings that hurt deeply.

My story isn't so different from any other person who suffered abuse. The feelings are still the same. I feared I would be shunned by some if I told my story. I feared some would even take my childhood and throw it in my face.

But my fears, and knowing that "some" people would confirm my fears, never outweighed the need to help others. I have never regretted telling my story, because for the few who ridicule me today, there are hundreds who were, and still are, being helped because they read what my life was like, and they now know they too ARE a survivor!

If you are or were abused, read my books. If you know someone who is or was abused, tell them about me and my story. If you are one of those who shun and ridicule, just remember, you are the lucky ones. Remember that your words can hurt, just as deeply as the abuse suffered.

Only another survivor can understand our stories. But only a kind and compassionate person will care to try and understand.

To learn my full story, you can find all my books on my website.

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