Due to trauma, I blanked out many memories from my childhood. My mom was engaged to a man and they must have been together for around two years or so. I was about seven when he sexually assaulted me. Soon after this incident, my dad left for the USA and started his new life there. As a little girl, I felt truly let down at this moment. I’m grateful that I still had mom and my brother who supported me through this confusing time. I immediately started children’s psychology and this really helped me cope. I never saw this man again, besides in court, and years later, on the rare occasion in and around town.
Life after this was normal, whatever that means. It had its ups and downs, some loss, happy times and lots of valuable lessons in between.
Then came at age 19. After coming out of a dusty 5-year relationship with my high school sweetheart, I figured it was time to let my hair down and have some fun with my life. I met a great group of girls and we hung out most weekends. From a young age, I worked very hard during the week to support myself and I did very well. I lived on my own and purchased my first car without the help of my parents. My modeling journey was successful and many little girls looked up to me. It really just felt like I was on top of the world.
Fast forward one year: I quickly fell in love with my beautiful daughter’s biological father. We had every intention of starting our lives together. We moved in together, got engaged and after a year, I fell pregnant. I quickly learned during this time that I was going to be doing this alone. Without saying too much and dragging out the past, I had to protect my heart and make a hard decision for this little life I was bringing into the world.
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