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  • To the Fiercest Mama Bear I Know…

    To the Fiercest Mama Bear I Know…

    There are some people in life who never really stop being your kid in your heart even if they aren’t actually yours. When I was 12 ½ years old, my cousin Lizzie was born. From the moment she came into this world, I loved her fiercely. Over the years, I helped raise her and her…

  • Painful Mother’s Days

    Painful Mother’s Days

    Mother’s Day has always carried tension for me. Not because I don’t love being a mother. I do. Deeply. But because becoming a mother forced me to confront the reality that I didn’t have the kind of mother every child deserves. And maybe you understand that feeling too. Maybe while everyone else posts smiling family…

  • From Fear to Fierce: My Journey

    From Fear to Fierce: My Journey

    It was late evening. I was bone-tired after work, sitting in the kitchen feeding my twin babies while my 7-year-old tugged at my sleeve, asking for help with her homework. The apartment was dim, and the day had already wrung me dry. That’s when I heard it—a loud bang at the front door. My heart…

  • I Am the 1% the World Wants to Erase—But God Had Other Plans

    I Am the 1% the World Wants to Erase—But God Had Other Plans

    They say, “What about rape?” “What if the pregnancy wasn’t wanted?” “What about her life?” I am her life. I’m the what if. The 1% the world uses to justify 100% of the bloodshed. But I’m not a theory. I’m not a loophole. I’m a living, breathing woman—and I’m here to tell you: My life…

  • I never thought I’d be here

    I never thought I’d be here

    I truly never thought I’d be here. At this very moment, I’m sitting in my garage. My garage is way more disorganized and packed than I would like it to be. My kids are in the house aged 20 and twin 13-year-olds all girls.My husband‘s at work managing a very fancy restaurant. I have an…

  • the real pandemic- porn

    the real pandemic- porn

    Generational Abuse. Pornography Addiction. Most people are exposed to porn at a very young age. Children do not know how to respond. They think this is normal activity. It is not. They need to be rescued from the clutches of pornography. This is the real pandemic, porn.

  • this is grooming

    this is grooming

    Childhood grooming oftentimes looks innocent but over time can have devastating effects on children well into their adult years. This is the story of my aunt’s groomer, turned abuser, and how this was the cause of her untimely death. TheBoldAdvocate shares how a distant relative also groomed her but did not have victory over her!

  • Journey to becoming TheBoldAdvocate: Protecting the Vulnerable

    Journey to becoming TheBoldAdvocate: Protecting the Vulnerable

    Rebecca, also known as TheBoldAdvocate, is a former corporate executive turned Communications Director & Child Advocate at a non-profit organization, the Evangelical Council for Abuse Prevention. Inspired by her own childhood experiences of grooming, she works to educate communities on identifying and preventing child abuse, trafficking, and exploitation. Using social media, digital products, and speaking…