Being a survivor
I will admit people go through their own journey and their own battles and i've only been apart of the 7 cups for two days. I keep a lot of things to myself, but it leads me to be able to understand people better as well. i have had a long journey and i'm suprised to be where I am today as many people do. I was taken from my dad at the age of five when my mom went on the run with the police, of acourse my dad was young so he was not the brightest father, but he loved me dearly. At age of five i was placed into the sex trade because my mother needed money for drugs. Back then she use to mix everythin into a bottle that she would have my sister and I drink. i suffered for a year straight and while staying on the run because of the police. in 2003 my mother was finally caught and she lost custody of my siblings and me. i lived in the state custody for 12 and a half years bouncing around due to a lot of mental problems caused by my past. i have been to therapy my entire life and when i turned 18 i moved in with my dad after not seeing him for 12 and a half years. it has been a battle to get back into living with him, but it has also been a great journey to reconnect with my dad. i finished high school with my father and am attending college as of right now.
@Krista1597
It's wonderful that you are at a place in your life where you feel confident and comfortable sharing your story! You have gone through alot and you've come out of it so much stronger.
@Krista1597
Hello there lovely,
My name is Emma, one of the listeners here on 7cups, and i would just like to thank you for stopping by, I'm really glad you have found our community and have decided to join our on line family. The amount of strength, courage and trust you have shown here by sharing your upbringing to us all, is actually very very brave of you, its not something which is easy to do, but here you are doing it anyway! Great!
I'm so sorry to hear what you have been through during your early childhood years, it must have been completely awful beyond words, and whilst I can't pretend to understand what you have been through, sometimes in life, we have no control over what happens to us, we have to do what ever it takes to survive that period, which is what you did dear, you survived! Your a survivor! what i want to say, is how amazing you are for not allowing you past to dictate your future, it's irrelevant how many therapy sessions you have, as long as they are working, and you learn how to live a happy life, and build positive relations with your father, these are all wonderful steps to create an balanced healthy lifestyle, and I'm so glad to hear things are now beginning to settle for you. Your one amazing, inspirational person, you know that?
You take good care of yourself, be safe and be happy, your incredible
love Emma x
