I was so good at ignoring red flags…Like when you have to lie or omit in order to make your significant other seem better than they are… Or because telling the truth would reveal how f***ed up your relationship actually is. I was an accomplice to my own abuse.

Parental Alienation is an emotional act of violence that is aimed at an adult, but critically wounds a child.

No matter what you do, some people will always wonder if you love them back. Emotional trauma can be like that.

If you’re afraid to stand up to their toxicity because they focus on your reaction more than their own hurtful behavior, it’s time to leave. No more page turning… that’s what got you there in the first place… it’s time to close the book.

She saw beauty in everything but herself. Abuse can be like that.

Just because I accepted it, doesn't mean it doesn't make me sad. And just because I'm sad, doesn't mean I won't heal and move on. This process of emotional mending takes perspective and natural time... my time... not the time you tell me it should.

I gave you more than anyone gave you... and I had less to give. I'll never forget the pain I felt when you betrayed me anyway. You lost that day... even though I was the one heartbroken... you lost. Life will reveal to you what you had in me... what you threw away. And you'll search for me in everyone you meet and I won't be found.

Love is a reason for so many things… But not to tolerate disrespect and abuse. Let love be the force that heals you from a bad relationship; not what keeps you in it.

When they can't control or manipulate you, they smear you.