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Was it Worth all of this? | Chapter 4: Outside (opens the original)
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The days after the day don’t come to me clearly.There are a lot of gaps in time and glimpses of memories. The court documents have helped bring some clarity to what that summer consisted of for me. Sometimes I wonder if that’s why I kind of dread summers now.Something had to happen in the days after, because on August 8, 2011, my mom took me to Child Protective Services to tell them what happened.The interviewer was a Black woman who seemed very welcoming. She explained that the interview was to
Was it Worth all of this? | Chapter 3: I Ruined Everything (opens the original)
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I can’t tell you what happened after that, but time fast-forwards and now we are out of their bedroom and in the kitchen, sitting around the dining room table. I am not sure where any of my siblings are, but it is just me and my parents.My mom or dad—I’m not sure which—asks me, “Did anyone else do this to you?”It is strange because my dad had just said he didn’t remember, but someone is already accepting that he did.I said “yes.”Two close family members, both about se
Was it Worth all of this? | Chapter 2: What a Familiar Feeling (opens the original)
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When I woke up the next morning, the unpleasant emotions lingered like a hangover.Frustration. Hurt. Confusion.They were still there, sitting heavily on me after everything that had been said the night before.Because my parents’ bedroom opened off of the kitchen, I refused to eat or drink anything that day. I stayed in my room. I did not want to see them.And neither one of them came upstairs to speak to me after what was said.My middle brother knocked on my door and asked if I wanted to go to a
Was it Worth all of this? | Chapter 1: The Pastor's Daughter (opens the original)
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Isn’t it strange that I don’t want to tell you what led up to this day?Not because it isn’t important, but because I know how it might look. The story begins with me making out with my teenage boyfriend, and part of me still worries someone will decide that somehow explains what happened to me.Trauma has a way of teaching you that your normal teenage mistakes will be used against you.They won’t.My teenage choices and the abuse I experienced are separate stories.Before I tell you how my secret ca
Introduction: Was it Worth all of this? (opens the original)
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February 2024As I write this introduction, I’m sitting on the floor of my parents’ house. Two months ago, I moved back after leaving Chicago. The question that keeps echoing in my mind is this: Was it worth all of this?I asked myself that question after learning, once again, that someone doesn’t believe me—that my father, their former pastor and now head elder of the church, inappropriately touched me when I was eleven years old.I wasn’t shocked. I was disappointed.I stopped being shocked by the
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