<p style="line-height:150%;"><strong><em>Battered, Broken and Abused</em></strong></p><p>The masks she wore early on, were only meant to cover the outward parts of her life that she didn't want others to see. &nbsp;But, as the years went by, she found those masks were necessary to cover both inward and outward abuse. &nbsp;Abuse can begin in the home and follow people throughout their lives. &nbsp;That was the story of this beautiful, ambitious, creative, and passionate little girl. &nbsp;She wanted to live a fun, friend filled life wherein she was valued and accepted by friends and strangers alike. &nbsp;If only she had known how to get it without compromise. &nbsp;All the men in her life, including Daddy, taught her that she was not worthy of their true love, respect and protection. &nbsp;Instead, they taught her that to devalue herself and allow others to do the same, was the acceptable norm. &nbsp;She was battered, broken and abused...</p>