Annette Reid
Goodreads Author
Member Since
February 2012
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Domestic Violence: The Sara Farraday Story
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2011
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5 editions
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The Nightmare of Sara Farraday
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2013
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4 editions
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A Trio of Deceit
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2014
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4 editions
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My Name is Emily Mills: The Bully has to stop
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My Name is Emily Mills: The bullying has to stop
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The toll of victory (Short story index reprint series)
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ALL AT SEA
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2012
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OUTRAGEOUS LIVES
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2012
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My Name is Emily Mills: The bullying has to stop
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My Name is Emily Mills: The Bully has to Stop
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“The tears came rolling down my face. He was trying to get some help to save our marriage. What should I do? If I testifed against him, then he would go to prison. But could I lie and say that he had only hit me once since we’d been married? What if the judge found out that I was lying and tried to take my kids from me? Mike, why are you putting me in this situation? I just didn’t know what to do. I tore up the letter so no one would ever see it. I just couldn’t think about this right now. I decided to do some cleaning like I planned and maybe in a few days, I would decide what to do.”
― Domestic Violence: The Sara Farraday Story
― Domestic Violence: The Sara Farraday Story
“She’s getting better. At least she’s not having any more nightmares about what happened. The doctor said hopefully in a few months she should be back to her normal self. I don’t think she will ever be normal again. Rachel will forever carry around those scars in her heart. That’s why Sara makes me sick. She has a chance to get out. My sister tried to get out and couldn’t. What is wrong with woman like her? They are sick.”
― Domestic Violence: The Sara Farraday Story
― Domestic Violence: The Sara Farraday Story
“Dear Sara, First I want to apologize for everything that I have done. I am so sorry for hurting you. I was just so angry with Tom; I had no right to take it out on you. I thought it would be best if I moved out of the house for a while. I started attending AA meetings on Monday nights. I have also been talking to a counselor. He has helped me to face a lot of the problems that I couldn’t deal with on my own. A lot of the drinking and the violence was from the fact that I miss my mother. I never got a chance to see her or even get to hear her voice. My dad hated me for all these years because he blamed me for her death. Sara, I had no one. No one to talk to. No one to hug me. No one to tuck me in at night. I never had a father/son talk. I envied you. You grew up on a farm with people that loved you. I think a part of me was jealous. For once in my life, I have someone to love and I don’t know how to handle it. The problem is not you, Sara. It never was. The problem is me. I need to learn how to love, so that I can be a husband for you and a father for my children. I don’t know how long it’s gonna take and if you want to divorce me, then I’ll understand. The court hearing is in two weeks. I know that you have to testify. When I turned myself in, I told the police that I hit you and you fell on the floor, causing your cuts and bruises. I know that I lied to them, but I really need some help, Sara. If I’m locked up in prison, I can’t get the help that I need. The prison system doesn’t help those guys. They come out of prison doing the same things that they got locked up for. I want to change and be a better man. The only way I can do that is if you testify that I only hit you once since we’ve been married. I hate to put you in this position, and if you want to tell the truth, then I understand. You do what you feel that you have to do. I just feel positive about our future. With the counselor and the AA meetings, I know that we can finally be that perfect couple that you always wanted us to be. I love you and our beautiful children. Give them a big kiss for me, baby. I want to hold you in my arms so bad, but I know I can’t, not until I get the help I need. Love, Mike”
― Domestic Violence: The Sara Farraday Story
― Domestic Violence: The Sara Farraday Story
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