How I Overcame Being A Child Bride!
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- Опубликовано: 18 дек 2022
- Welcome back to Unfiltered Stories! Ashley Pereira will share her life story with us today. Ashley was raised in a religious household, and at the age of fifteen, she got pregnant when her family welcomed a young pastor into their home. Watch to find out more about how she overcame this.
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NEVER allow a single guy to live with your teenage (any age) daughter!! What were her parents thinking!?! And to support the man who impregnated your teenage daughter, while turning away both her and her child, is literally criminal.
It's because they were looking for a marriage partner for her, in other words, when they let him move in, they were (in their minds) already trying to re-home her. I am sorry, it's harsh, it's unbelievable, it's hard to imagine, but it's how some cults and backwards religious people operate to keep their child from becoming a free thinking adult.
Don’t feel sorry for her no one forced her and still defended him after everything she’s the problem
Why wouldn’t we feel sorry for her? She’s a victim of statutory rape because she was 14.
She continued with it she could’ve told someone, and at that age you know right from wrong. She now what’s to blame him now that things aren’t going her ways why not say something before? Both are in the wrong
She was 14. He was an adult. Her parents were idiots for letting her go to the movies with him and then inviting him to live in their home. Your teen years can be confusing. Yes, you know right and wrong, however you can feel “pressured” into doing things you might not normally do if you don’t have friends and parents to turn to for advice. Her parents were useless - they pretty much forced her into marriage rather than kicking the guy out!
She was groomed, and unfortunately everyone in her life failed her. It hurts my heart that she had to go through so much. She’s so strong.❤️
Her mother and father were the one who groomed her AND that got… Kept inviting him…the kid wanted to go to school…. And the parents planned it. She thinks it was secret but I bet anything, it wasn’t. Nobody, specially religious people would move in a single guy with a teen girl in the house. The father just used the mother to be the face and the mother just made it look like a natural meet. I bet they learned from those who married off underage girls, how to do it and not be in the line of fire. They all should be locked up!
So you saying women are so stupid that they continue to stay with "abusive" men who can easily "groom" them? Seriously? You think girls & women like they're little brainless kids who cannot make their own decision, and any man can abuse them easily. Women have to take some responsibility. It's easy to blame it all on the man. I'm not justifying anything. I'm just saying.
she was groomed by christians.
her parents didn't fail her, they TAUGHT her not to have sex until AFTER she was married. You cannot always control children, but it's not the parents fault that she decided to disobey them.
@@Amygondorthe mom invited him to live with them. The mom threatened to ground her brother if he spoke of them and their relationship. You bet her family failed her. She was definitely groomed by a man 10yrs older. Technically he's a pedophile and the mom chose not to see or hear about what was happening in her home.
Her mother is a poor excuse for a human being. Good for this young woman for not harboring resentment but moving forward and getting on with her life.
Her mom really sucks.
Totally agree!
Why her mom only?
Oh babe. NONE of this was your fault. Multiple people failed you. Hard. I'm sorry.
This absolutely makes my blood boil. 31 yrs ago I was a single, 29 yr old youth pastor for 2 years. I was VERY careful in how I conducted myself with the kids that were entrusted to me. I cannot get my head around how a man in his 20's could do something like this. I saw the kids in my youthgroup as just that; CHILDREN who needed to be protected and guided, not preyed upon.
Some of the replies on this video makes my blood boil, there are people here blaming her
@@tazylab6233 I didn't look through every last comment, but I read many of them and didn't see one negative comment towards her. People can see this for what it is - an adult man who groomed and exploited a child. Her story of how she took her life back is truly inspiring. She REFUSED to stay a victim. She deserves a lot of credit.
@@GTX1123look for the comments in @denisebenedict6102 thread, I don't understand how some people like jimmy Chavez and other think that she has any fault
@@tazylab6233 Because they would do it too in a heartbeat if they had the opportunity.
@@tazylab6233those are the type of ppl who prey on innocent victims
When you were 14 you looked 12. He is a terrible liar for even insinuating that you looked 18 . It is insane how this happened to you. You are beautiful inside and out. So sorry you went through this . I'm happy your situation played out ❤
How old was Mary when she gave birth to Jesus? She was only 12, right?
@@micdeymearstienbeiger37 wrong. 14
Source?
No idea why folks always believe the obvious lie of:
She told me she was 18, and I believed her. She looked 18, how could I know she wasn't?
Like, is always the same lie smh
@@aditacruz75it doesn't matter her age! Age is only a number😂
It is so immensely sad how some parents can fail their children so completely.
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This man really had the audacity to say " she lied about her age" as if she was just someone he met on the street and as if he didn't know her family AND WAS LIVING WITH THEM. Wow
Yeah and she was in his middle school youth group, not his high school group with her brother. I feel like that's all the proof the courts would need to see to know he's lying and that he KNEW her real age.
Right?!!!!
It breaks my heart how this is still happening all over the world. Girls deserve so much more.
In Afghanistan and Pakistan this is rampant and the girls are much younger. It's completely sickening.
@@trisha9894 Pakistani here and no lol
@@trisha9894 it happens ALL OVER THE WORLD
And boy
Sexist
It's SA not marriage.
That big smile at the end of this says a lot about your resiliance and the well-being of your daughter.
I never had these types of problems with my parents, but ive also been rejected and abandoned by them like she had. It’s easy to flash a smile and pretend all is well, but here I am in my 50’s still wrought with all sorts of unresolved issues. Those people potentially caused life long trauma for this beautiful young lady too
When I was 14 I started dating a 20 years old. When he found out I was leaving the country with my family and that he couldn’t leave with me he tried to get me pregnant every single day at the age of 15. Now I’m 21 and see things more clearly. It’s hard to live having to convince yourself that none of that was you fault, and you didn’t want this to happen to you, but couldn’t stop it either. It’s also hard to forgive your parents for letting all happen.
So why did you stay with him "every single day at the age of 15"? So you saying girls and women are so stupid that they continue to stay with "abusive" men? Seriously? You treat women like they're little brainless kids who cannot make their own decision, and any man can abuse them easily. You have to take some responsibility. It's easy to blame it all on the man.
@@micdeymearstienbeiger37 She was 14 and a child. Children don't know how those things are supposed to work and can be manipulated very easily. Just because somebody makes you think you want it, it doesn't mean that you want it and it's not going to lead to trauma. And even adults are often manipulated to stay in an abusive relationship. That's nothing new and it has nothing to do with being like a "brainless kid" , it can happen to everybody.
This man SUPPOSEDLY A MAN OF FAITH allowed into the family home,glad you could overcome this distorted introduction into adult life and have a new supportive partner and a beautiful daughter.I hope you have a wonderful happy future.
The pastor was doing exactly what the Bible allowed. There's no minimum age in the Bible. Jesus never spoke against child marriage though it was prevalent in his time. It was perfectly normal practice for people two centuries ago. How was she abused? She was old enough to know what she's doing. Now that she changed her mind, she's not all of a sudden "abused" and "raped"? Come on!
A man of faith is another word for pervert. i don't trust the church, i've met kinder, more moral people at a death metal concert then i ever had at a church. the church is corrupt and Morally Decrepit, honestly they should just turn them all into condos.
She was a minor! After her divorce she was almost put into the foster care system because she was a MINOR! I hope you do not have access to children.
@@micdeymearstienbeiger37 Oh another pedo publicly outing himself....
@@alexharney3269 Parents consented. Parents can and do consent on behalf of minors. Parents make life-changing decisions for their children. You've been brainwashed by a modern liberal indoctrination system. You cannot think straight. I hope you have access to people with BRAINS! Maybe you didn't get access to thinking skills as a child.
Yeah, me too. I was married to a man who was 24 when I was 16. We stayed married for 28 years.... he left me when I could no longer serve him because I was critically ill for a prolonged period of time and as he put it... the illness made me unattractive to him. After he left my morale went up and I completely recovered. I then married the most amazing man I've ever known. Looking back on all of it, I realize that 16 is FAR, FAR too young to ever make a life choice like this.... the mental resources for selecting a lifelong partner haven't been developed yet.
It makes my heart happy to know you have a lovely relationship now❤️❤️
My mom married dad when she was 16 and loved him passionately until she died. I know a couple who got married when she was 14 and they are in their 70s and do everything together. I know plenty of people who didn't get married until much older and their marriage failed. It's the person not the age.
This was so hard to listen to. This incredible young woman was abused. And it took leaving her sick parents’ home to realize it. Her family failed her. The justice system failed her. But she’s come out so strong. You go Ashley ❤
How was she abused? She was old enough to know what she's doing. Now that she changed her mind, she's now all of a sudden "abused" and "raped"? Come on!
@@micdeymearstienbeiger37 a teenager has absolutely no idea what he or she is doing. Two teenagers the same age is innocent foolishness. A young teen and a fully grown man is nothing but predatory on his part. The brain isn't fully formed until age 25 or 26. Forget 15. What a joke.
@@micdeymearstienbeiger37 sounds like you feel guilty and are trying to justify your own actions, but hey, that’s just what it sounds like to me. Regardless, you just won’t convince me it’s ok for an adult should sleep with a teen he’s a number of years older than.
@@TheCerealluvr The person behind that name is assuming different aliases while trolling all over the comments section. He is just a hungry bored troll.
@@micdeymearstienbeiger37He should have been responsible enough not to do that with a child at all
No way would I move a grown ass man into my home when I have a teen daughter
I'm sorry your mom put you through that. She should be put in jail.
Not only was he an adult but also he was her pastor. Aka he was in a position of power over her. Which makes this so much worse.
Predators seek those positions on purpose. Christians don’t have sex outside marriage. He was simply a predator looking for prey.
My son has autism. I couldn't be prouder of him. It's a shock getting the diagnosis. I know your daughter will be amazing too. Autistic children open your eyes to the true beauty of the world.
I gave birth at 13. The father was never held accountable. Not was our parents who allowed this to happen. My son is now in his 30’s and is just as lost as I was back then.
Gosh, I'm so sorry. I sincerely hope that your son has all the help that he needs. Luckily, he has you
How old was the farther?
@@alexlewis8143 17, he was a family “friend”. I got pregnant at 12.
I am so sorry that happened to you. Sending you lots of love and strength.
@@jomomma1512I’m so sorry. That is absolutely terrible
I'm so sorry you weren't better protected and cherished in your own home. You are an impressive young woman, and I am so thrilled you are living your best life.
I relate to you SO much. I too was a child bride just 1 month after I turned 16. ❤ I worked through a lot of my trauma but I tell you, it amazes me to learn that there are others who went through the same.
Wow, I'm so sorry. Are you still married to the same person?
@@briellejacobs1045 no he abandoned me 2 states away from anyone I knew, and I just made a life for myself on my own. Finally got my divorce 5 years later.
You got out. Good for you. A child is someone who has not reached the age of puberty. After puberty, you're a biological adult. So at 16, technically, you're an adult. The legal age of 18 is an artificial social construct.
More like teen brides.
There's actual child brides out there sadly.
@@HIGHER7RUTH I was a CHILD. I will not let anyone diminish what happened to me or any other victim of being a child bride.
Unless you yourself have walked it, kindly sit down and leave it to those of us with personal experience.
What you fail to realize is that we were groomed for years if not our whole lives before we are married off.
And no where did anyone in this video or comment thread say there weren’t younger victims out there, we know from (again) PERSONAL experience that there are.
So, just who is it that you think you’re commenting to?
Seriously! Mother bringing in a grown man into your house. I would say she should own up to it.
Seems Jason got around and maybe with the mother too that’s why she was on his side till this present time.
Cant lie i thought the same thing. What did she say about him saying the daughter lied about her age. He knew she was in middle school. Smh. Shame on all the adults that were around her.
Yep
Ewwww I think so too
I’m so glad that in England and Wales just recently the laws changed to protect young girls from early childhood marriage. It used to be possible at 18, or 16 with parental consent - which we all know is not safe! Now you can only marry at 18years old.
There's no minimum age in the Bible. Jesus never spoke against child marriage though it was prevalent in his time. It was perfectly normal practice for people throughout the ENTIRE history of humanity. But then something changed due to industrialization and liberalism and somehow, the minimum age was randomly determined to be 18.
@micdeymearstienbeiger37 you are a pedophile, I've seen multiple comments with you defending such barbaric behavior. A book does not dictate whether you can rape a child. And comparing our laws to a time where people were not educated at all is so ridiculous.
@@micdeymearstienbeiger37 nahh u gross
@@micdeymearstienbeiger37 Barf.
How can he claim he thought you were 18 when you attended the middle school church group? And the fact he lived with your parents. And the fact he married you 4 days after you turned 16. What kind of judge would agree with him?
That’s exactly what I was thinking!
And she was homeschooled so he knew she was young enough to be in school
@@Abbyonice he literally could have asked her parents what her age was. It’s not that difficult to find out.
Like he didn’t know her and her brother were almost the same age. My kids are also 15 months apart and it’s always a topic of discussion how close they are in age.
When you said you felt like you had to be with him the rest of your life because you had sex with him, I remember feeling that way before too. I stayed with an emotionally abusive man because he was my first, and I thought I had to stay with my first.
So you saying women are so stupid that they continue to stay with "abusive" men? Seriously? You treat women like they're little brainless kids who cannot make their own decision, and any man can abuse them easily.
Her mom definitely had something going on with Jason.
I think she just wanted him for her daughter. If she were having an affair with him, I doubt she would have pressed them to marry. It seems she set her daughter up to be w/ him bc she though he was perfect for her- religious, responsible, and handsome? Obviously he was anything but righteous and clearly her mom couldn't see that.
I wouldn't doubt it, from her description of everything that happened. It is quite suspicious. Then her mom acted so hateful of her, almost as if she was jealous of her or something.
@@GameChanger597 I actually disagree, if they got married than no one would expect a thing and the mom could have a close relationship and affair going on without anyone being suspicious
@@GameChanger597 you'd be surprised how evil some people truly are. It's really suspicious how her mom is still sticking by his side without a care for her daughter.
a 14 year old having a crush on an adult figure in their life is normal. When I was 13 or 14, my two best friends and I were in climbing courses and we all had a crush on the instructor. He was very good at climbing and he was super nice and fun and could explain well and genuinely cared about his group. We would giggle and fawn over him and be embarrassing teens and get all giddy when he helped us and wanted to get super good at climbing to impress him. And that's normal. That is normal, innocent young kids. It's normal that kids have their first crushes on a person like that, because they are supposed to be safe. Nothing is supposed to come from that. Did my climbing teacher know that some of the girls in his group had little crushes on him? Probably. But him acting on it would have been the sick thing, not us being normal teens. You did nothing wrong. Your feelings were never wrong. You were groomed and you were taken advantage of but what you felt was always normal. He is the only one who did something incredibly, terribly wrong. Him and your parents, but I mean between you and him.
How old was the guy at the time?
Thank you!! ❤ When I was 15 I had a big crush on my Karate teacher’s assistant who was 25 at the time. Spend a lot of time daydreaming about him 😂 but yeah when you’ll grow out of it. I’m now 25 and my partner is 26, NOW I am glad that he didn’t used his position in any way
@@vanessagroker98 Oof, with that thank you Idk how to write now. Eh fuck it. The reason I asked was because you made it sound like he was 40. 25 isn't 40 and 15 isn't 12, and on top, only a 10 year difference, hardly a reason to call him perverted if he asked you out. It's called consent, if you say no, it's a no. I doubt 15 year olds aren't able to say no, especially if the guy is totally chill about it. It turned out to be a good thing he didn't since you don't like him anymore, he dodged a bullet just as much as you did, but none of it would be perverted per se. I know people, including my boss, and also my cousin who married at 15, still married to her first husband 18-19 years later with 3 kids, and every time they visited, they were happy, while most other marriages between 30yo dont last a year. Imagine calling someone who loves a woman who btw looked 20-25 a perv only because they married young. Your personal experience isn't everyone's is all I'm saying. It should be judged on a case by case basis, not blanket. It was right what happened, but not because of age, but because of you and that coach.
@@IRussian007 No, I don’t think so.
@@vanessagroker98 Kind of a vague answer, but look, it's the way it is- legal age of consent in most european countries is 14-16. And in many states in the US, 16. In fact, even cousin marriages are allowed assuming there is least amount of consanguinity. The more you know.
Btw, you're not religious right? I think this why we're not on the same page, different upbringing.
Wow. She looks really young to be the mom of a 16 yr old. I mean she is only 31 but she looks to be in her early 20s.
Well she did get pregnant and married as a child basically... Just glad no further abuse or anything violent followed. After so many on here I was scared halfway through...
She does look very young. People in general seem to be staying much younger looking these days vs. how they looked in the early to mid 1900s. It is noticable in old pictures. If you Google highschool yearbook pics from the 1930s-40s, some of them look so much older than their actual age. The lady in this video does look great though. She probably gets mistaken for being a sibling of her child rather than the mom very often. I mean that as a compliment. She is very pretty.
Edit: Good for her for getting out of a horrible situation. I can't believe her parents put her in that position. They really f*cked up big time. IMO
Your dad is a good guy deep down. It must take a lot to admit this ..
You are so strong!
It is a travesty of the justice system you have to meet your convicted abuser every week !
Glad you were able to make a good life for yourself and your daughter ! I’m sure she adores her strong and wise mother
@@dinavienna He abandoned his teenage daughter after inviting a predator to live in their home…not a good guy.
@@nariosei4765 yeah that’s true .. he didn’t know he was a predator when he first invited him in, but you mean when he let The abuser live with him later still right ?
You’re transparency is beautiful ❤your story is going to change so many lives. Parents protect your children please.
I’m so happy you were able to get out of that. And I’m so proud of you for everything you have accomplished
You clearly did a great job growing yourself up in spite of it being too early and not having the proper protection of your parents. Congratulations on your life now and being free.
my heart felt so happy when you said your dad apologized to you. Admitting having a fault in something is difficult. you look so happy!
I'm sorry my comment is a mess I just really wanted to say something
I knew a young girl maybe 13-14....when i was 20...great kid..loved my car....but she was definitely just a great kid!.....any of what you lived through never entered my mind!....real sick 😢
Life is not easy, but having no one next to you to guide you is wicked.
The truth is they pushed their daughter to be with whom they chose, they forgot she was way to young, when things turn bad they blamed her...
Dispite all, you are a strong woman, even all the hardship and trouble ... you did it !
Really? He said you lied about ur age yet living with your family? 😂😂 what a joke & the court should have seen that!
As for ya Mama, idk why but I got the feeling she was crushing on Jason or something 😏
Glad life got better for you, wishing you nothing but the best ❤️
Yeah the lawyers aren't too bright if they couldn't figure out how to prove he knew she was underage. It's either that or they didn't want to work too hard probono.
My exact thoughts I mean really how did that flow well mmm shit happens ..
Plus he was her youth pastor! That’s for teenagers in high school. They could have easily verified that with the church. Over 18s go to home groups or young-Adult fellowship. Every Christian church luckily has the same structures around this. So he knew! And she’s looked like a child on those pictures. She was in Home school when he was leaving with them. I don’t know how this passed in court other than, the judge is shady and the lawyers are shady on this kind of stuff. I know there is towns where this is rampant only because it’s in the leadership as well. So no Justice or protection is offered even when the young people get the courage to fight for it.
Especially stupid excuse given that she joined his MIDDLE SCHOOL bible group.
@@GameChanger597 Her lawyers really kind of sucked. She definitely should have gotten some child support (at the very least). It's insane that after everything he did, he did not even have to pay child support. The children should not have had to suffer because the father wanted to be cheap.
People who work in the service industry are truly great people and aren’t afraid to tell it like it is. I’m so glad you saw the light even though it was extremely difficult for you. Your ex should be in jail and you didn’t deserve any of this. What an amazing role model for your daughter. Thanks for sharing your story
My guess would be the offenders dont go to jail for long in cases like this
Maybe a couple years
This is when I have issues with religion. How any parent can put their religion over their own child, setting up the perfect environment for rape and abuse. I would drag fire up from the pits of hell to keep my daughter safe. She just turned 13 and I cannot fathom putting her in those situations. If she got pregnant from a bf her own age,I would support her choices, whatever they were as far as what she wanted to do with that pregnancy. But if I let a 25yr old man into my hiuse, knowing he was abusing my own flesh. Makes me want to vomit. She is stronger than she knows
The thing is, none of these ppl are real Christians or Muslims or wtv, they aren’t following their religions. This is why it pisses me off.
Look at right wingers, pretending to be Christians in North America, reciting Bible verses, fighting to own guns… they’d be the first ppl to stone Jesus if he came back.
They don’t follow his commandments what so ever.
Your daughter is lucky to have a mom like you.
They didn’t bring him into the house bc of their religion. The father should have said hell no to the man living with them. The mother seems to be sadistic. Mine is similar. Seems she was trying to put me in harms way, setting the stage. Just want you to know it has nothing to do with their religion. It’s antiChristian. Sex before marriage, causing a child to stumble, the father not running the household, etc.
It's because they don't know what normal is. They were raised in the same environment
@@1984watchr There's no minimum age in the Bible. Jesus never spoke against child marriage though it was prevalent in his time. It was perfectly normal practice for people throughout the ENTIRE history of humanity. But then something changed due to industrialization and liberalism and somehow, the minimum age was randomly determined to be 18.
What a brilliant young lady, I wish her all the best in her life,
The pastor knew you were underage. That is why he suggested that your parents should give permission for you to marry him so that he wouldn't go to jail. Your mother is an enabler, an accomplice in a sexual crime. Is there a statute of limitation in a case of statutory rape? The guilty should be held accountable. You are very strong to tell your story to the world. I applaud you. Stay strong. There are Pro Bono attorneys. Consult with them and get child support (retroactive, of course). I'm glad that you have moved forward in life and have found someone who cares for you. You are a survivor! God bless!
I divorced when my daughter was young. Refused to date due to this stuff. Who in their right mind would bring a man into your home when you have a teenage daughter???
Right!? I had boys and never dated because of this stuff.
Exactly i don't care how religious the man is. He is still a man.
old enough to marry but young enough that she had to emancipate herself with a lawyer's help. Her parents were perpetrators in this, but it's a "developed" country where this is still allowed to happen to this day. Her parents didn't protect her, but the law should have protected her.
“Your past doesn’t define your future and there is always a way”
You are an amazing individual. Thank you for sharing your story to give courage and hope to others.
Sighhhhh..what a victorious woman- WOW. Just seems like this story should be 30 years old- the oversight and ignorance of adults- thankfully the dad has repented for his passivity. Allowing a young man to move in while having a beautiful young daughter???? Madness. What a way to overcome such a tragedy and teach the world. Mankind is so dreadfully slow to learn. Unreal. Thank you incredible woman for sharing and God bless you for forgiving your mom, for moving ONWARD. 🤍🤍🤍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Omg... how devastating 😢 so glad she ran, so glad she persevered. What was her mother thinking? Just vile !!
Her mom knew. Oh my God.
You made a way out of no way and that's awesome. You rock
You deserved better. It’s amazing that you can talk about it. Others will watch this and feel your strength so that they can find their own.
I find it so fascinating to hear the moment when she realized her lifestyle was not “normal”. I also feel very happy for her that that one comment from her co worker struck a chord in her enough to make a change and break free. She seems like she really has a lot going for her at this point in her life. An incredible story. Thank you for sharing.
You go girl !!! You should be proud of your self
I left my daughters father when she was 2... She's 15 now, I STILL have NEVER moved ANY MAN into my home. Nor would I.
❤️❤️ Remember you are beautiful, smart & amazing. As your life goes on, I know you will be surrounded by God's love and light. Always protected.
I was sexually abused by the surgeon who cured my appendicitis when i was 14. I thought he was interested in my personality or a friendship but no. They are always grooming you and say afterwards thats your fault when you needed affection that you not got by your mother and father, that makes you an easy victim to be blamed on top. This woman ist so beautiful and strong! ❤
Thank you so much for sharing your story. My heart goes out to you ❤ I'm 36 and have 3 daughters who are 19,17, and 15, and I can't imagine how difficult your teen years were. I was a teen parent as well but thankfully met an amazing man who is my husband now who was also a teen parent, our oldest was his our middle daughter was mine and we had our youngest daughter together and all three were raised with us with no other parents involved, and to this day I can't believe how lucky I am to have found him. We will be celebrating our 15 year wedding anniversary on March 29th 2023. You are such a brave person for sharing your story and I can only imagine how many people can learn and gain courage from you ❤
I’m so thankful I saw this tonight:) thanks for sharing your story! ❤️
Your personality is infectious! Thank you so much for sharing your story. ❤️
Love this story about your life! So proud of you! Much success to you and your daughter!
The way you explained your reasons was on point. I totally understand what you meant in the moment. I apologize you went through this. Many children are going through the same and the system fails them evertime.
At the age of 16, I started dated a man I grew up with in my congregation. He was 20.
We married when I was 19.
The worst decision of my life.
After 20 years of abuse we divorced.
He has stopped going to church years before but, he still said that I was going to Hell because I wanted a divorced.
You are so brave for standing up to your very own family in order to rectify the situation. Stay strong!!
You - are an inspiration! Proof that perseverance will change your life. I could write a book on why I am so impressed by you.
You are an amazing mother and so brave. Its just heart breaking to hear what you had to go through.
Ashley is amazing! Thank you for sharing your story. And congratulations on the life you have built for yourself and your daughter. You shouldn’t have had to experience any of this, but you have handled it like a badass.
Omg thank you so much for telling your story. You are absolutely right, your past does NOT define your future ❤
Thank you for your courage, and strength ❤️🙏. Bless you and I pray that you are finally going to be cherished. Well done ✅.
With a young beautiful girl, it's not proper to have a strange young man live in the house and you had opportunity to be alone with him. Teens have hormones.
The teenage girl doesn't have to be beautiful to be SA .The ugly girls get treated badly than the pretty ones
Pedos are so predictable. They usually find "themselves " in positions/jobs where they are surrounded by children. It's so sick and gross. This poor young lady as so many others was completely taken advantage of right
under her parents noses.
It's such a sad and unfortunately very common situation in so many homes all over the world. God save and protect the children 🙏
Way to reclaim your life! How beautiful that your dad was able to apologize and is doing the work to make amends.
You are a strong person because after what you have gone through, you can share and mentally in charge. Thanks for sharing your story
I have an autistic daughter with some mental health issues who's almost the same age as your daughter. God Bless you and keep you. I know how tough it is ❤
Girl, you are so strong! Your story had a beautiful ending, and I’m so happy to see you happy and thriving! Such an inspiration to other victims out there.
''Your past does not define your future''. 💙 Thank you for sharing your story & helping others. Wishing you all the success in the world🙏🏿.
I'm so sad that she went through this without the protection of her parents but so glad that she had the strength and courage to walk away and fight for her right to have a life. So glad for the happy ending !!❤ Blessings of Peace and Love to this courageous and strong young lady!!
I was groomed at 13 too by a man 10 years older. My family accepted him too and it's messed me up for a long time. I had my daughter at 18, he has never been charged although was charged with lots of other sexual offences including minors. I couldn't bring myself to charge as don't want my daughter to know how bad he really was. I'm now at university and doing well but do struggle with cptsd after all that happened. It's only really been this year that I've stopped being angry at my parents (especially my mum) for not stopping it. I'm so glad to see you're doing well 🖤
Thank you for telling your story!
Please reach out, you are worthy!
Thank you for sharing your [painful] story. Hopefully this helps someone else in a similar situation. It sure jas educated me about the painful place one can be in when in such a situation.
So amazing you’re now so successful as a business owner, dogs, relationship, mother
Ashley is gorgeous. ❤ I'm glad you're healing 💕
You’re amazing. Thank you for sharing such a horrific story that you’ve made into a life worth living. ❤
Parents are down right crazy.What we’re they thinking
You are a warrior!!! 💓💓💓💓 Hope the best for you and the family you created 💖
You are so beautiful and so strong!! I couldn’t imagine how you felt going through all of this as a child and having your own parents take his side. God bless you. I am so glad you made it through and are better for it.
I had the same thing but with someone in the family. Not blood, but still. Someone used "love" as an excuse when i was a CHILD . Again and again. It wasn't until i went to a co school with other boys i befriended that i realized that good men are not like this man who was manipulating me ...
I am so, so sorry that you endured that. I hope you are able to find peace after all of that. This world can be so gross and cruel. 💔
@@conclavecabal.h0rriphic thank you ❤️
You are so brave and so beautiful thank you for sharing your story, I’ve still to find my voice about my story, after watching your stream I will seek help. I hope you are happy now your amazing.❤
We need more to speak out on this subject. Coming from a similar background I feel like this is to normalized within our community. Then here we are figuring out this is wrong and left to pick up the pieces. Thank you for sharing your story and showing others they are not alone and you can overcome anything. 🙏 ❤❤
I'm a Pastor, and what you went through is far, far from any acceptable Christian behaviour!!! 😥❤️ I agree with others here that you were groomed in so many ways. My heart is truly breaking for you tonight, and I'm sure that God is weeping, too. Please know that the picture of God you were raised with is not the true picture of the Biblical God. He will always love you and will be with you, no matter what. 🙏❤️🫂
You are one strong woman🙏
Thank you for telling your story❤
Thank you for sharing your story. You're amazing ❤
Thank you for sharing. I am glad you are finally living the life you deserve .
You are an amazing and strong woman. So proud of you ❤
Wow, You had to grow up sooo fast, it’s not right. Yet you show such great resilience and insight. I’m glad you got to chose your own way of loving someone in the end and am so happy you landed so firmly on your feet! Big respect 😊
Omg , im sorry you had to experience that.. you are truly a strong individual and am so happy to see you and your family have made a new life and that you are smiling and living , god bless you 🙏
You have such a beautiful spirit and you’re eyes are full of so much life. Wishing nothing but happiness and love for you and baby Olivia.
You’re a beautiful soul. Many blessings to you and your daughter 🙏🏼
She is very merciful despite what she’s been through.
And it’s good for her because bitterness only steals away more of your life.
Wow thank you for sharing your story with us.
It is amazing that that is even possible in the US
God bless you. Your daughter is so lucky to have you. 🌺❤️🌺
You are a beautiful young woman who was the victim of grooming and child abuse. It is gradually coming out how much sexual abuse against children happened/is still happening in churches and amongst Christian religious communities. None of this is your fault. You were let down by the very people you should have been able to trust. I hope you continue to go from strength to strength in your life and that your story helps other young people who are finding themselves in similar situations . Xx