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 When I was 3, my uncle sexually molested me. Just recently, 31 years later, I have started to understand the ripple effect of this.  The day my mom found out about the molestation, my mom said “It started like a rock in my stomach the day I found out. I obsessed over it and how I had failed you and what I wanted to do to him. That caused it to take over my life and mind.” That lead to a deep depression in my mom. She would spend years fighting that depression.  It also lead to depression, fear and anxiety in myself. When it came time for school, I cried every day begging my mom not to leave me. I would have panic attacks and throw up. Around 13, I started having flashbacks and started antidepressants. The cycle looked like this: Molestation➡️moms depression➡️ mom overdosing➡️ being in an abusive marriage ➡️ Uncle Keith committing suicide (he was not the one who molested me) ➡️mental break down➡️ divorce ➡️ legalism and curse on Corey and my marriage The enemy found a foo...

Bullying

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  Corey and I were laying in bed watch George Lopez, the old show from early 2000’s. A show called “Girl Fight” came on and the premis is that his teenage daughter has lies spread about her saying she is a “whore” and “easy”.  I told Corey “kids and teenagers can be so mean. But it’s really not surprising when you see the way people act on social media.”  It seems like society is getting crueler. What happened to “if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all.” Is our opinion really so important that we think it’s ok to put others down, criticize and cyber bully?  Ephesians 4:29 29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Proverbs 17:9 9 Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. Romans 12:18-19 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace w...