"Eventually you've got to piss or get off the pot, Attwell." That phrase would stick with him better than he could ever imagine.
Struggling against his abusive father, Attwell strives harder and harder to distance himself from the situation he was born into. To him, something always feels out of place, like somethings missing, but after a premonition of the worst on it's way, he starts to realize what, or rather who, is his missing piece.
CONTENT WARNING: May contain sensitive content including themes of religion, abuse, alcoholism, etc.
This is a non-fiction, autobiographical account of my first boyfriend, and the abuses I endured at his hands.
Tying in my experiences growing up in a cult and a rocky history with toxic family members, I explore the reasons why I accepted the violence I experienced, how it affected my own child, and how we overcame it.