A girl grows up in poverty with a single-parent mother in a deprived, ’70s mining town. She is faced with the bigotry of peers and teachers alike but things take a turn for the worse when her mum meets a local man who turns out to be a controlling, narcissistic abuser.The girl, unable to fit in with her hostile community, finds her life spiralling into hopelessness and the fog of depression. It is against all odds that she finds the courage to overcome her abusive past and carve out a brighter future. Read a story of determination overcoming ignorance, a truly empowering tale.
Red flags Red flags if you are a female, the c word, the b word, the s word. The words that judge your appearance e.g fat, ugly, spotty, Old, scruffy, miserable, saggy, thin, which is an insult in t ........
Envy is irrational Don’t envy any girl for her looks . I was envied for being skinny as if it was some compliment. The girl who profess ed her envy was middle-class and wealthy. Whereas I was a sing ........
Dove soap launched a campaign for Girls to be confident about their bodies. It reminded me of my female critics on a beauty course in the late eighties. I was sixteen and slim. All I had for that ye ........
I hate women’s Day as it gives the illusion of women’s empowerment. In the nineties I worked in a car factory, which employed mainly women, who were well paid. They used to hold beauty contests Fo ........
Dear girls I was skinny and I don’t care. I was spotty and I don’t care. I have frizzy hair and I don’t care. I have no pride and I don’t care. My ugly stepdad hates my looks and I don’t care. I am ........
There is a link between the narcissistic personality and the autistic victim. The narcissistic personality is a compulsive liar. In other words they habitually lie either to cause trouble or to brag ........
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