Cocooned in the love of her father Annette Reid had never known or seen a woman being abused by a man. As an immigrant to the United States, she had seen her fair share of trouble but nothing prepared her for the pain she experienced in the hands of the one who had pursued her relentlessly and pledged to love her for eternity. In part one of her story, Annette tells us his progression from lover to loather and from calling her my precious to my property.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

• You can come through a storm without getting devastated
• An abuser will hide his true nature for as long as it takes to get you
• Starting nice doesn’t mean staying nice
• Going to Church doth not a saint make
• If you know what red flags are, you can recognize them when they show up
• Abuse always comes in multiples
• And many more…

References in this episode

Cracked Edges Podcast on Facebook

In Search of Satisfaction by J. California Cooper

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