mealsonus.pdx

I was 14 years old in this photo.

By that age I had already experienced harm that no kid should ever have to carry. I had been s3xually assaulted multiple times.

I didn’t have the words for it and I didn’t fully understand what was happening to me. I just knew something felt wrong and I was scared all the time.

I didn’t tell anyone not because it didn’t matter but because I was a kid who didn’t know who would believe me and staying quiet felt safer than being questioned or blamed.

This is why it is absolutely fu***ng crucial to believe victims especially women and kids. False accusations are rare but silence and fear are everywhere.

When survivors are doubted instead of supported it doesn’t protect anyone except the people who cause harm.

What happened to me matters and what happened to you matters too.

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Hello friends and community,

Last night we watched on our cameras as someone was experiencing a mental health challenge and slung something through our front window.

Do we have community members who do window repair that would give us a discount?

Thank you in advance!