*Dear Mr. Boehner

[lucky_duck_hula]

When I was 19 years old, I was raped. The man who raped me was 20 years old. He was someone that I knew - in fact, he was my boyfriend. He was someone that I loved and trusted, someone who had made promises to love me, to care for me, to be a safe person in my life. He was at least 50 pounds heavier than I was, and had military training. He was a

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[organizedinsane]

This is incredibly done and brave.

[lucky_duck_hula]

Thank you :).

Feel free to share it with people. I (after a bit of hesitation) decided to make it a public entry - it's a little bit scary to share something so personal, but maybe it could help someone, you know?

[organizedinsane]

Probably. And probably the ones who would never admit it are the ones who will be inspired the most.

[stealthdozer]

You didn't deserve to be raped, but thank you for sharing.

Have I ever mentioned my favourite self-defence site (link)? There's some fascinating info there regarding rapists.

[lucky_duck_hula]

You hadn't mentioned it before, thank you.