I loved reading your story. It made me sad while I was reading during my lunch break. One of my coworkers asked me , what I was reading and I told her its about child abuse and that makes me soo sad... She said; then stop reading . I said no , I need to read until the end. I am glad that you are strong and courageous. My deepest respect.But I have a question , why didn't your real dad look after you ? Ellen