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    Abused But Not Defeated
    Abused But Not Defeated
    Abused But Not Defeated
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    Abused But Not Defeated

    By Jennifer Baker

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    Hi, my name is Jenny and I have written this book because I wanted to share my true story with nice people like you. This book talks about my childhood sexual abuse, done by my stepdad. It uncovers all that nasty things that a paedophile is capable of doing to a child. It's a sad, but true story about my young life, describing isolation, rape and the grand escape, leaving nothing unspoken.

    My goal here isn't to get pitty, but to encourage others like me, to help them find the power within, to find the strength, confront their abusers and start living the life the way it should be. I've done it and so can you.

    The bad part

    Like many true stories, this one also starts with a tragedy. It all started, when my mom married my stepdad and after that, it all went downhill. As a child, I've been punished for the things I didn't do and tortured almost every way imaginable. But, where is darkness, it's always the light as well.

    The good part

    Somehow I've managed to survive, learn how to defend myself and more importantly, how to find the hidden power within me. It was a long and hard road, but it was worthy. After many years of torture, I've managed to get out of that so-called life and now, I'm just very happy that I'm still alive to be able to write all this, hoping that others like me will benefit from my story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJennifer Baker
    Release dateMar 6, 2014
    ISBN9781310283987
    Abused But Not Defeated
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    Jennifer Baker

    Jennifer Baker is a publishing professional, the creator and host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and a contributing editor to Electric Literature. She also works with the nonprofit I, Too Arts Collective. She is a 2017 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow and Queens Council of the Arts New Work Grant winner. Her writing has appeared in Newtown Literary, where her story was nominated for a Pushcart Prize; Poets & Writers magazine; the Other Stories podcast; The Offing; and The Female Complaint anthology from Shade Mountain Press.

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      Horrible book...so many spelling and grammer mistakes. Also she married the guy that was there to have sex with a young girl...makes no sense. Worst. Book. Ever!

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    Abused But Not Defeated - Jennifer Baker

    Abused But Not Defeated

    Jennifer Baker

    Copyright 2014 by Jennifer Baker

    All rights reserved

    Published at Smashwords

    Adult Reading Material

    Books written by Jennifer Baker can be obtained either through the author’s official page:

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    Prologue

    Hi, my name is Jenny and I have written this book because I wanted to share my true story with nice people like you. This book talks about my childhood sexual abuse, done by my stepdad. It uncovers all that nasty things that a paedophile is capable of doing to a child. It's a sad, but true story about my young life, describing isolation, rape and much more, leaving nothing unspoken.

    My goal here isn't to get pitty, but to encourage others like me, to help them find the power within, to find the strength, confront their abusers and start living the life the way it should be. I've done it and so can you.

    The bad part

    Like many true stories, this one also starts with a tragedy. It all started, when my mom married my stepdad and after that, it all went downhill. As a child, I've been punished for the things I didn't do and tortured almost every way imaginable. But, where is darkness, it's always the light as well.

    The good part

    Somehow I've managed to survive, learn how to defend myself and more importantly, how to find the hidden power within me. It was a long and hard road, but it was worthy. After many years of torture, I've managed to get out of that so-called life and now, I'm just very happy that I'm still alive to be able to write all this, hoping that others like me will benefit from my story.

    Yours truly,

    Jenny

    Abused But Not Defeated

    Chapter 1.

    The end of a young, worry-free life

    I was a happy, 8 years old kid. Lived my young life, free of any worries, with all future in front of me like a blank painting, just waiting for me to draw a beautiful picture. Anything seemed to be possible in those days. I remember that my dreams were to become an astronaut, or at least a doctor, helping the people in need. But as you might know, almost nothing you dream about becomes a reality in life. While there are people, who can blaim only themselves for their misfortune, there is a vast majority of those, who can blame everything else.

    At the time, I was living in a beautiful small town in Minnesota. I had many good friends, playing numerous child games with them, care free. I've also attended the school, of course, where I aced at most of courses. My life was a pretty good one then. However, good things never last. I still remember the day, when my

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