It Started in a Rural Mexican Village
“My mom is a product of [abuse]. My grandparents lived in Mexico at the time in a remote and rural village. My grandfather stole my grandmother while she was doing laundry when she was 16 or 17. She told me he took her to the mountains and [abused] her and beat her over several days. When she got back, her only option was to marry him because she was shamed. She never saw her family again. Every child my grandmother had was a product of [abuse]. 16 children. He beat her mercilessly. Most all of her male children were also [abusers]. My grandma got away when my grandfather escalated and tried to kill her with a machete. Her oldest son found out and whisked her away to the U.S. She never remarried and had a fear of men. He died a horrible death, alone and regretful, at the age of 73.”
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