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Angelina – I slammed the phone down, ran to my bed crying in disbelief, and decided my friends would have to be my family

Angelina – I slammed the phone down, ran to my bed crying in disbelief, and decided my friends would have to be my family

by Them Before Us | Nov 2, 2023 | Stories | 1 comment

I had a different childhood as my father was 41 and my mom 18. After they were married for 10 years my mother started seeing a woman behind my dad’s back.   One weekend, me, this woman, an old family friend a few years older than me who was visiting from the UK,...
Heart-Wrenching Letter from Son Whose Father Transitioned

Heart-Wrenching Letter from Son Whose Father Transitioned

by Them Before Us | Sep 26, 2023 | Stories

(Originally published on MadMommaBear Blog) From a Guest Author, a letter shared from a son to an absent father about the experience of losing a father: Hello, I am fine. Sorry I haven’t reached out to you in a while. I’m doing very well in school; I have a 4.0 GPA....
Andrew – My mom came out as gay in 2017 and ended my parents’ marriage of 33 years…I felt like my whole existence was called into question

Andrew – My mom came out as gay in 2017 and ended my parents’ marriage of 33 years…I felt like my whole existence was called into question

by Them Before Us | Jul 5, 2023 | Stories

My mom came out as gay in 2017 and ended my parents’ marriage of 33 years. She had been cheating on my dad with her mistress she met through a church group. I’m not sure how long their relationship had been like that, but we had known the other woman for...
Blake – Everything quickly became too much to handle and, at the age of twelve, I attempted to take my own life

Blake – Everything quickly became too much to handle and, at the age of twelve, I attempted to take my own life

by Them Before Us | Feb 8, 2023 | Stories | 5 comments

My name is Blake, and I am a victim of adults putting their desires before their responsibilities as parents. I was born into a middle-class family that I thought was secure. We had no financial need that we could not meet, my mother took a very active role in raising...
Hannah T. – I have sat on my grandma’s couch more than once crying, asking why my life turned out different than my siblings

Hannah T. – I have sat on my grandma’s couch more than once crying, asking why my life turned out different than my siblings

by Them Before Us | Jan 16, 2022 | Stories | 4 comments

My parents divorced when I was 11 years old. There are 5 of us children and I’m in the middle. When I was young, my father was a preacher, and I became a born-again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ at the age of 6. During this part of our childhood our mom was a...
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