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So… something I forgive someone else for….
I bet you think I am going to write about Mr. F*ck Off, from yesterday. Nah, that’s too easy. I’ve forgiven that long ago.
No, this is bigger. Today, I am going to forgive the boy who took my innocence. The boy, for he was only 15 to my 16, who, after a “date” at a movie, didn’t listen when I said NO. Over and over, I said NO. And yet he kept on until he was done. The boy who didn’t give me the option of losing my virginity to someone lovely. The boy who instead took it from me without my permission in the front seat of a Chevy Malibu.
That event lost me “friends” who didn’t believe me when I told them what he did. It eroded my self-worth as I thought that was how I deserved to be treated. It led me to make decisions that I wouldn’t have otherwise made. And while I can’t regret the things I have done as the result of that event, since they made me who I am now, I can wonder how things might be different for me now.
And so, Mike, I forgive you for raping me. I forgive you for changing the course of my life. But I have spent way too much time and energy on thinking of you and then and it. You are being evicted. I will never forget what happened, but it’s been almost 28 years now. This baggage is heavy and I’m not going to carry it anymore. I said NO then and you didn’t listen. I’m saying NO MORE now and you don’t have a choice.
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magandmoo
Thank you ladies for all the hugs. I love hugs.
Debra
You are amazing and wonderful and stronger than you even know.
Big hugs, friend.
photographerkellee
I agree, I wish I could hug you as well. You are a strong cookie! ❤ ❤ ❤
Mo
Wow. I don’t even have words. I wish I could hug you. Forgiving that boy allows you to really move on with your life. It must be a huge burden lifted.
xoxo
txemerald
This made my head spin a little. Substitute “Mike” for another guy and change the Malibu to an abandoned house…and you’ve got the story of my first time.
The more we do this exercise, the more I realize how much I adore you, MagandMoo. {{love}}
magandmoo
Unfortunately, I bet it is a lot of peoples’ story. I adore you too. xo