When We Face Fear
I couldn’t go through with having this baby. I just couldn’t. Even though I knew my own safety was in jeopardy, I acquired two ecstasy...
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- Apr 28, 2021
- 9 min
Saying Goodbye to the Shadow
Despite the façade my dad wore the majority of the time, I’d also seen what was behind the mask. My Grandad used to call him “Jekyll and
- Feb 24, 2021
- 8 min
On That Fateful Day
| This is the 563rd story of Our Life Logs® | Rat-tat-tat-tat! I yelled. I screamed. I couldn’t move. I was ready to die. I am originally...
- Feb 2, 2021
- 7 min
Never Turn Back
I remember washing my armpits in the sink of the bathroom at work, layering on the deodorant, all while hoping nobody would notice the...
- May 26, 2020
- 7 min
From Trauma to Freedom
In that moment, my body was no longer mine; I couldn’t move or speak. He didn’t speak either. The only sound was his heavy breathing...
- May 11, 2020
- 8 min
Who I Am at the End of the Journey
My mother had what some would call a “dirty” pregnancy, meaning my parents weren’t together and my father wasn’t in the picture...
- Apr 23, 2020
- 9 min
Walls Break Down, the Sun Comes In
In this moment, I find myself looking back on a road that almost broke me and amazed that I’m still standing...
- Apr 10, 2020
- 8 min
What I’m About to Tell You
As I begin to tell you my story, please know that it is painful. Even so, I wish to do so for all the victims out there so that...
- Mar 30, 2020
- 7 min
I Look to You, Dear Daughter
As the baby of the family, I was the apple of everyone’s eye. My dad was a businessperson who worked at a supermarket...
- Mar 17, 2020
- 6 min
The Girl Who Fought Her Own Battle
I remember the fear in my mother’s eyes...I remember the pounding of my heart. It was the first night my father came home drunk...
- Mar 5, 2020
- 8 min
She Will Not Live This Way
Growing up, I saw thousands of faces in my town. I was born in Kasur, Punjab, in Pakistan. Kasur is a very small city...
- Mar 2, 2020
- 8 min
Letting Go of Shame
The first 15 years of my life was bliss.
I was born in the city of Abeokuta, Nigeria, in 2000, as an only child to my parents...
- Jan 22, 2020
- 8 min
I Am Not Weak
I’ve often wondered what drove me to have those wicked thoughts of wanting to commit suicide. Did I, in fact, have a mental illness?...
- Jan 9, 2020
- 8 min
An Invisible War
You never think it’s going to be you until it is. And then it is...
- Dec 13, 2019
- 6 min
To Return to Myself
But what I wish I didn’t remember— what I wish I forgot so completely—was my father’s drinking. My father’s hands as they beat me...
- Dec 12, 2019
- 8 min
The Anatomy of a Warrior
My wheels are a chariot to freedom rather than a temporary crutch to prop me up from the harsh aspects of society...
- Nov 26, 2019
- 8 min
The Great Betrayal
For as long as I can remember, it was always a constant battle for survival...hunger was our close friend...
- Nov 19, 2019
- 6 min
At the Start of My Journey
My childhood was not sweet, to say the least. Instead of love and security, it was filled with mockery and humiliation...
- Nov 18, 2019
- 8 min
Whispers of the Heart
My story began before I was even born, when the traditional values of the Pakistani culture sunk into the hearts and minds of my parents...
- Nov 14, 2019
- 8 min
A Light at the End of the Tunnel
...Lagos, Nigeria, a sparsely over-populated city with a mix of lifestyles and cultures. It was like the America of Nigeria...
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