Hurts Me More Than You: A Poem by Jessica

“‘Bless us, Oh Lord…’ we all sit to pray, / But you neglected to do it well.”

Hurts Me More Than You: A Poem by Merritt

“‘We have to stand on the Bible,’ you said, / And nothing I can say will convince you.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Charis’s Story

“This ‘training’ is not what love is, but I was raised to believe that it was.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Clay’s Story

“Dad said that children in the old testament got stoned to death for rebelliousness, so it was a good thing I didn’t live back then.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Jennifer’s Story

“Any form of physical punishment is violence and damaging. Not only to the one being hit, but to everyone hearing the screams.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Robert’s Story

“With the help of my loved ones I am conquering my past.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Jace and Jocelyn’s Stories

“I believed my parents when they said this hurts me more then it hurts you. At least when I was young I did.”

Hurts Me More Than You: Warbler and Laralyn’s Stories

“The moment I remember most vividly is when I was spanked for being afraid of the dark.”

Hurts Me More Than You: A Poem by Sam

“Is it love, or something very different?”

Hurts Me More Than You: The Stories of Five Sisters

“My parents instilled fear in me at a young age. As a child the one thing I feared the most was my parents.”