Gina Renee

“Invalidating someone else is not merely disagreeing with something that the other person said. It is a process in which individuals communicate to another that the opinions and emotions of the target are invalid, irrational, selfish, uncaring, stupid, most likely insane, and wrong, wrong, wrong. Invalidators let it be known directly or indirectly that their targets views and feelings do not count for anything to anybody at any time or in any way.”
― David M. Allen

“As a little girl I was scared of monsters. My parents told me they didn't exist. How I wish they would have told me the whole truth. Monsters do exist; they're just not hiding in closets.”
― Leah Darrow, The Other Side of Beauty: Embracing God's Vision for Love and True Worth

“Grief does not demand pity; It requests acknowledgement" - Jude Gibbs”
― Jude Gibbs, Gifts from the Ashes: Hope in Jesus for Bereaved Parents

“I'm still not sure if I was a victim or not... and if I was, who was my abuser?”
― Eskay Teel, Alice in Worcestershire