Bad childhoods - xoJane http://www.xojane.com/list/bad-childhoods en Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:00:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Why The Fear of Understanding My Mom Almost Stopped Me From Having Kids]]>

I didn't want to know what it felt like to say, "I did the best I could." Because her best sucked, and I wasn't in the mood to soften my position on that.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/family/why-fear-understanding-my-mom-almost-stopped-me-having-kids http://www.xojane.com/family/why-fear-understanding-my-mom-almost-stopped-me-having-kids Family Drama Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:00:00 -0400 Desi <![CDATA[It Happened to Me: I May Have Stopped My Father From Murdering My Mother ]]>

The bed was pushed all the way to one side, with my parents on it, my dad on top of my mom, his hands around her throat. She was almost purple and looked like she was going to burst.

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]]> http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/i-may-have-stopped-my-father-murdering-my-mother http://www.xojane.com/it-happened-to-me/i-may-have-stopped-my-father-murdering-my-mother It Happened To Me Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:00:21 -0400 Desi