To all my Pendejas
I never considered myself a smart girl or a jaded one. I always considered myself a romantic. I truly believed that love would conquer all. And this was my biggest mistake. I grew up in a broken home and endured much abuse. Sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. I don't say it lightly, although I do from time to time mention it more casually than I should. But it has shaped me and dictated many of my decisions if not all of them my entire life. I never reflected on my upbringing. I always just kept moving forward. Or so I thought because apparently, I didn't move forward as gracefully as I had once thought. I remember sitting in my therapist office during my first divorce and her asking me " Why do you think that you are not a drug addict or sex worker? You have been through a lot, and you speak about it so casually?" At the time the answer seemed like a no brainer. I simply replied. "Because it's in the past" What I didn't know at the time wa...