Captivated by Danger (The Danger Family, #2)

by Endiya Carter

You’re letting them kill you, while they go on with their lives.”

Something my therapist taught me! Started learning the value of living for me and the life I’m trying to live.

It’s been hard for them to earn Quinci’s trust as she said she’s never met any family as dysfunctional as ours. She feared that my mother or father would say something out of the way during the birth, so she’d banned them both from the hospital,

Me with my in-laws, I protect my peace at all costs!

at some point, you are going to have to start thinking for yourself and knowing what the fuck you want and getting that shit by any means necessary. You can’t let the possibility of people not fucking with your decision—family included—influence how you run your life. Living for other folks is not the wave, Lil Mama.

Again, something my therapist taught me! As long as I’m good with my decisions, then that’s all that matters. If people in my family don’t understand or dislike it, then oh well 🤷🏾‍♀️

“Don’t give me excuses Grey. I want to know the real. It pissed me off to hear and see them both yelling at you like that, and your father just standing there. What the fuck was that?”

This reminded me of my husband. When he saw my family dynamic and how they speak/treat me, he literally pulled me aside and said something similar to this. It rly made me realize that I internalized a lot of their words/actions

“Have you ever thought that maybe she’s been conditioned by her parents or grandparents to stay with a sorry piece of shit ass man so long as he’s not physically abusive to her?”

Just because a man is not physically abusive, doesn’t mean he’s a good man. Stay woke!

Treat him how he treats you. That’s what fuels men like him. Trust me.”

Facts! Guys don’t understand until they are in the situation sometimes. I don’t condone pettiness, but be petty sometimes 🤣