I want to start off by saying that I have been struggling over the past few weeks over weather or not I wanted to share my story with the world on here. i have overcame so many obstacles over the past several years and have came such a long way from where I used to be years ago. I give all the thanks to GOD and my lord Jesus that I have no doubt in my mind has carried me through so many storms in my life as well as showed up when things were so bad and I wanted to give up and die. I have had so many issues that I have had to overcome with God's help and also have had 10 yrs of therapy, and as well as reading so many self help books along the way and anything i could read that would help me build my faith and change my way of thinking which for a long time was severely messed up. I can honestly say that i am still a work in progress and still have ways to go but thank GOD i am not where i used to be. What I am about to tell you is something so deeply hard for me due to the sensitive nature of what I have lived through. I want to share with you a personal letter that I wrote to DJ Ashba after he came out with his story, I felt compelled to share mine with him, and after much soul searching i truly believe that if one person can just come out and not Be Afraid to talk about these types of issues, maybe we can help break the chain of hurt for kids by making them aware about the types of abuse and that it is not OK for someone to continue to hurt you or touch you in an inappropriate manner..Always tell someone..PLEASE don't make the same mistake i made and wait till you 30 with kids to tell your mom and brother what happened to you years ago and have all sorts of bad addictions and problems later in life that for sure affected my own kids. Here is the letter i sent to DJ back in April 18, 2012;
Dear DJ, Your story brought tears to my eyes for I can so relate to you and your pain. My father sexually abused me and my mother abandoned me at 10. She made me go live with him knowing that he was psychotic because he be*t her while they were married. My father was a alcoholic and be*t my step mother in front of me and he was abusive physically to me at times too. I too lived in constant fear growing up that I was going to be *********ed in the middle of the night when my father would come home drunk. What I have come to Believe is that I am stronger now because of all the things I have gone through and GOD uses our pain to help others later in life when we share our story, Keep being a blessing DJ. Love, Kimberly

My Hope now is to help others by inspiring kids to Get Help from someone if you are in a bad situation and its a family member that is hurting you.. DON'T BE AFRAID, TELL SOMEONE..even if you think they won't believe you. Remember you are not alone. So many others are being sexually abused and are afraid to come out because of shame and guilt. I know that was how I felt. But know this, It's not your FAULT that IT Happened. I have forgiven my father even though I have no relationship at all with him and probably never will, I am OK with that because I made my Peace,.I also have forgiven my mother. I do have relationship with her now but for very many years I blamed her for not protecting me and making me go live with him. I know this hurting people hurt people, if they don't get help and Seek God for answers and do the work that is necessary to build your faith.. you will not be living the life that GOD is intending for you to Live. Which is have an abundance of Love, JOY, Peace, and Blessings. I hope that this helps someone out there. God Bless

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