Fullness: A Memoir

by Azure Moyna

“Well, to be honest, I grew up in a pretty abusive household.” “In what way?” I sighed. “Emotional, verbal, physical, financial.”

His only love was power, and being able to control another’s emotions was his biggest turn on next to hoarding his money.

“It’s hard for me to think of him as a wounded child because it feels like a justification, like saying he had a good reason for treating me that way, and that is like saying it was okay on some level.” I made a disgusted look. “I just have a really hard time with that.”