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Melody’s story | “I would come home from college unexpectedly and there would be a woman in my mom’s bedroom.”

Melody’s story | “I would come home from college unexpectedly and there would be a woman in my mom’s bedroom.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 11, 2017 | Stories | 8 comments

Exploring yourself is never an easy topic to wrestle with and explain to others. I had a pretty normal childhood, I guess. We moved a lot and I was an only child. My parents were married for 20 years and then at the age of 15, my mother decided the marriage was over....
Kelly’s story | “I had built a facade that my father wanted a relationship with me as much as I wanted a relationship with him.”

Kelly’s story | “I had built a facade that my father wanted a relationship with me as much as I wanted a relationship with him.”

by Them Before Us | Apr 11, 2017 | Stories | 5 comments

I was in 3rd grade the first time I realized that my family structure was different.  Our school had an event, similar to today’s “Dads and Donuts”.  I realized that all my friends had a dad in their life.  They all knew about him and spent time with him, even if...
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