This is for my great grandma, who was committed to a mental asylum when her husband got sick of her.

For her daughter, Jane, who was sent to live with relatives when her mommy was taken away and her dad decided he didn't want his wife or kid anymore. She went on to marry a much older narcissistic man who abandoned his wife and kids for her. She lived a life of poverty and homelessness and became a life long alcoholic.

For Jane's daughter, Katherine, whose daddy couldn't keep a job, so she became a prostitute, contracted HIV and died a drug addict.

For Katherine's daughter, who was ran over by a car trying to stop her mom's pimp from beating her.

For my mother, who bore the brunt of my dad's unresolved trauma, infidelity, narcissism and untreated mental health.

I will not stay with someone who has abused me. I will not live with an alcoholic, even if he is sober (for now). I will not live with someone I cannot trust. I will not live with a man unable to control his wandering eyes and his lust for porn and strip clubs.

This ends with me.