Karma is a fickle bitch

As my Daughters, Nieces and Grand girls  begin to explore the world of relationships I want to pass on to them my hope for them while they navigate the dating/relationship road of life. As a survivor of Physical, Mental and Sexual abuse at the hands of men that I thought loved me but lets face it that was not the case.  TRUST is a four letter word for these men almost ruined my trust in any man, they set rules and boundaries that I mistook for caring, protective, behavior when it fact it was controlling, possessive, and hurtful. They took away the best parts of myself, and made sure that I lost who I was by telling me they were protecting me when instead my strength, self confidence, my self worth were slowly  being stripped away. It was too late when I realized what had happened that powerful confident girl was lost  Men like this will build you up and tear you down all in the same breath.They needed to know my every move and where I was at every second. For t...