I want to go home.But they won’t let me. My voice feels too small for them to hear. My words, my wishes, my truth—it all gets brushed aside like it never mattered. Like I don’t matter. They say they know what’s best for me.They make decisions in boardrooms, in courtrooms, behind closed doors—while I’m left… Continue reading They Say They Know Best—But They Never Ask What I Need
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The System Failed Me First
As a child, I suffered in silence. No one came to save me. No one looked closely enough. No one listened when I needed them to. I carried bruises you couldn’t see and wounds that never had the chance to heal. I did what so many children do—I survived the best I could with what… Continue reading The System Failed Me First
The Girl Speaks – Breaking the Silence
When I came into this world many years ago, I wasn’t born into love.Not into safety, not into warmth.I was born to a woman whose priorities lay elsewhere. By the time I was barely a year old, I was already on the radar of social services, marked down under neglect, poor parenting. A file opened.… Continue reading The Girl Speaks – Breaking the Silence
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