Violence UnSilenced

Rachel

maggie, dammit — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:00:11 +0000

My name is Rachel. I am 26, soon to be 27 years old. This is my story. I was 14-years-old when I was lured as a part of a set up by a girl whom I believed to be my friend to her home on the afternoon of September 17th of 1999. Her father, who [...]

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Caca

maggie, dammit — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:00:52 +0000

Hiya my name is Catherine (Caca as a nickname). I’m from Ireland and I can finally say I am now a survivor fighting to take back my voice, power and innocence that was stolen from me. I want to help other people going through any struggle and by speaking out I hope it will help [...]

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Anonymous

maggie, dammit — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:00:06 +0000

I am tired of holding it in. I am putting up a show for people. So I am coming out with my story. I spent the first three years in another country—one year in an incubator because I was born 3 months premature, and two years in an orphanage. I know that I was neglected [...]

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Michelle

maggie, dammit — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:00:39 +0000

My story begins just a month or so before my 12th birthday and before school ended for summer. I was a pretty decent teenager, never did drugs or smoked or anything like that. Growing up I was an honor student, captain of the volleyball team and a cheerleader for a while. I was in the [...]

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Anonymous

maggie, dammit — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 13:00:40 +0000

It can happen to anyone. I had 48 hours of domestic violence training and volunteered at a shelter. I am spiritual; I was and am a whole and happy woman. Then I met a man who swept me off my feet. A brother of a good friend, we fell instantly head over heels in love. [...]

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Connie

maggie, dammit — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:00:05 +0000

When I was twenty I had a crush on an older married man. I had been in counseling for years because I had been molested by my father (and, sadly, my stepfather after my dad admitted what he had done to me as a young girl). I really think I had this crush because I [...]

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Jenny

maggie, dammit — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:00:22 +0000

Your father is supposed to be the person that teaches you how to play soccer and ride a bike without training wheels. He is supposed to be there when you fall down and pick you up again. He isn’t supposed to hurt you. I was 11-years-old when I found two holes in my bedroom wall. [...]

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Dorri

maggie, dammit — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:00:07 +0000

[This piece was originally published in The New York Times. We gratefully re-post it here today at the author's request.] “Defriending My Rapist” Facebook suggested I friend him. I guess our social networks overlapped. I guided the mouse toward his photo, and the little pointed hand...

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anonymous

maggie, dammit — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:00:08 +0000

“Taking Off the Mask” It used to be impossible to talk about my life. I kept my mask on all the time so no one could see me. Everyone thought I was the most optimistic, happy, successful, and cheerful person. I was the vision of success. I had a great job. Did great in school. [...]

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Kristin

maggie, dammit — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:18:41 +0000

She was drinking margaritas with her girlfriends at her going-away party the night before she was scheduled to move to a new city. Her boyfriend of several years wanted to leave and go to another party; she didn’t want to go. He insisted they leave anyway, and in the car going down the street, he...

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