Since the first time my husband hit me, he
changed.
If I didn’t listen, he hit me.
After hitting me, he would try to make me
happy.
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I wanted a divorce, and when I was ready, I
realized I was pregnant.
My mother–in–law was happy.
When the baby was old enough, I was taken
to a clinic.
The doctor said, “It’s a girl.”
My mother–in–law said, “I can’t believe it, just
a girl.”
On the way back, my mother–in–law said,
“Get an abortion. Then try again. I can’t
believe it.
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I covered my stomach, “No, I love girls.”
My mother–in–law was mad, “What’s the
point? Can she continue our family?”
She sounded nice. “Ashley, I am your mom, I
will not hurt you. You won’t have a son, and
when you’re older, you will know how hard it
is.”
“Don’t worry. Even if you get an abortion, I
will still take care of you.”
I refused.
My mother–in–law didn’t say anything.
The next day, they made me eat an abortion
pill.
I was in pain.
They took me to the hospital.
The doctor said, “Are you crazy, she’s too far
along to have an abortion.”
“You are murderers.”
I was taken to the emergency room.
I was saved, but I couldn’t have kids.
The courtroom was silent.
Everyone felt bad for me.
I gave them the papers.
My mother–in–law said, “She’s lying.”
The woman lawyer said, “You are lying.
“If you can’t have kids, where did Johnny
come from?”
I smiled, “Where did Johnny come from?”
My mother–in–law said, “I don’t know. I’m
just an old woman.”
The truth will come out.
After I couldn’t have kids, my position in the
family dropped.
My mother–in–law was mean to me.
When I asked for a divorce, they hit me.
My mother–in–law told me, “You’re not
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My mother–in–law told me, “You’re not
useful, why don’t you leave?”
My husband said, “You will know soon.”
They brought home a baby boy.
My husband said, “I know you love kids. This
kid isn’t yours, but you can raise it.”
I thought the baby was my son.
We named him Johnny.
I tried to care for him.
I asked my husband where he came from, but
he didn’t tell me.
Johnny wasn’t what I thought.
He didn’t respect me.
When I made my husband mad, he hit me in
front of Johnny.
I would be hurt and cry.
Johnny would watch TV.
When I was in the hospital, he gave me an
orange.
He said, “Mommy, you got hurt because you
weren’t good. If you are good, you won’t get
hurt.”
I wanted to die.
The orange was sweet, but tasted bad.
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I decided I was going to leave this house.
To get a divorce, I needed my documents.
While looking for my documents, I found
other documents.
After I couldn’t have kids, my husband had a
son.
Johnny.
They wanted me to be a free nanny.
My husband and mother–in–law told Johnny, I
wasn’t his mom.
I found out that my husband got insurance on
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- me.
He was the beneficiary.
I was scared.
I left.
