When does it end...
By I am a Survivor
When does it end...Oct 30, 2022
Episode 16 - When Does It End
More court hearings. More harassment. I don't want this to be my life anymore. The hardest decision I have ever had to make.
Episode 15 - How is this my life
More changes are made in custody without just cause. I am attacked and ridiculed in court. Those closest to me don't fully understand the reality of the situation even though they have been in it since the beginning. Time is taken away from me.
Episode 14 - A piece of me is gone
More court hearings. More gaslighting. A kid is taken away from me.
Episode 13 - Doesn't anyone see what's going on?
The court system is broken. More people get involved, more bad decisions are made by the people put in place to protect survivors and children.
Episode 12 - This Shouldn't Be This Hard
I left the abusive relationship so life should just be easy. There shouldn't be so much pain and struggle. But that is not how things work when you have created children with someone as dangerous as my abuser. They don't just let go. They don't make things easy. These are just some of the things that occurred during the years of 2015 and 2016. Just a couple years after I finally got free.
Episode 11 - Life is going to be different
I finally escaped the domestic violence relationship. Life was only going to improve.
Episode 10 - It's All Over
This is the end, in one way or another.
Episode 9 - A Fresh Start?
A third baby is born. He leaves me, well sort of. Being used and then brought back into his life.
Episode 8 - I got out
A restraining order issued, a court date set, heartbreaking moments that lead to more pain.
Episode 7 - So Much Pain
This episode references one of the scariest and painful years of my life. There are instances of domestic violence, rape, and suicide. May be triggering.
Episode 6 - Is this the life I want???
Growing tire of the same old stuff, will I leave?
Episode 5 - Til Death Do Us Part
Two young people get married... and another baby?
Episode 4 - A New Beginning...
The birth of a baby, 18 year olds trying to make it on their own. Continued cheating. The abuse turns physical.
Episode 3 - The Decisions I Made
I was just a girl looking to be loved, I allowed so much pain and heartache and made decisions that were better for a boy than for myself.
Episode 2 - I met a boy
At 15 years old I met the boy that would forever change my life.
Episode 1 - This is where I am
A mother that chooses to no longer be the non-custodial parent to her three amazing children because of the pain she has constantly endured from their father and the system that was put in place to "protect" her. An introduction to where that mother is, and what is to come in this series.