tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post8311779502490847699..comments2023-10-19T05:42:30.319-04:00Comments on BIBI HAS THE LAST WORD: Choosing to ExhaleBIBIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692584590115006579noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-57578065201564081182009-02-18T20:49:00.000-05:002009-02-18T20:49:00.000-05:00Thank you Charles for your heartfelt comment. It m...Thank you Charles for your heartfelt comment. It means a lot to me!<BR/><BR/>You are all so kind, but guess what?, what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger! It's the strength that I have, and the well wishes of you all that gets me through the day. <BR/><BR/>You all rock! Totally!!BIBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692584590115006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-12387611803288328872009-02-18T20:00:00.000-05:002009-02-18T20:00:00.000-05:00I am so grateful not to have grown up in an abusiv...I am so grateful not to have grown up in an abusive home. I feel for you. My wife, unfortunately, went through quite a bit of abuse as well, although it was from her mother after her father died. So horrible for any child to have to experience this.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-61520462580675467282009-02-18T19:54:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:54:00.000-05:00Thank you Tina. Your thoughts and comment mean so ...Thank you Tina. Your thoughts and comment mean so much to me. Thank you again. :)BIBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692584590115006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-60815977204613208422009-02-18T19:53:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:53:00.000-05:00Thank you Carma. Yes that's me and the "scowl". I ...Thank you Carma. Yes that's me and the "scowl". I was putting it into practice even then! :^DBIBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692584590115006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-61074957457993945342009-02-18T19:52:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:52:00.000-05:00You know Kylie, I used to be SO angry because of w...You know Kylie, I used to be SO angry because of what has happened to me in the past. I used to cuss, scream, and rant, but now I've learned to accept it and move on. Thank you for your comment!BIBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692584590115006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-41850233059324066582009-02-18T19:50:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:50:00.000-05:00Thank you Akilah. It was hard to write and I was a...Thank you Akilah. It was hard to write and I was afraid to share it with everyone, but I just kept on typing. Before I knew it it was posted. This is therapy for me. The more you talk about something and get it out of your system the more you heal. I hope. :^)BIBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692584590115006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-24565954860482571592009-02-18T19:45:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:45:00.000-05:00Thank you Cyndi. I am on a road to recovery and th...Thank you Cyndi. I am on a road to recovery and the sessions with our therapist has helped me a lot. The forgiving part is coming along so-so. I will eventually get there. :^)BIBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692584590115006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-58149352380794316102009-02-18T19:44:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:44:00.000-05:00Your thoughtfulness was enough Bill! Thank you so ...Your thoughtfulness was enough Bill! Thank you so much.BIBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692584590115006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-89547249254780883722009-02-18T19:43:00.000-05:002009-02-18T19:43:00.000-05:00Thank you Christine, I did and I am forever gratef...Thank you Christine, I did and I am forever grateful to you all for your honest comments.BIBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13692584590115006579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-39093385640583733432009-02-18T15:00:00.000-05:002009-02-18T15:00:00.000-05:00Wow Bibi, I don't even know what to say as a comme...Wow Bibi, I don't even know what to say as a comment other than I am sorry that this is the life you experienced as a child. There isn't anyone who deserves to see their Momma whooped like that. Thank you for sharing your story, it has touched me.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02180828444380011415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-71070403886289415472009-02-18T11:57:00.000-05:002009-02-18T11:57:00.000-05:00I am saddened to hear all this. You strike me as a...I am saddened to hear all this. You strike me as a strong and confident woman and that will serve you well going forward. BTW, love the adorable photo. Sorry you had to endure such violence at such a tender age.<BR/>carmaCarma Sezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01897159620671834070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-9904357215702534232009-02-18T09:28:00.000-05:002009-02-18T09:28:00.000-05:00I somewhat know your pain. I witnessed my mom bein...I somewhat know your pain. I witnessed my mom being beaten by my step-dads (2 different ones) as a kid. It hurts. It sucks. It is NO way to live. You live in fear of what she might say to throw him into a fit of rage. I always swore that I would never let a man treat me with that much disrespect and I have stuck to my word. B knows I will fight back (or call my dad, who's a sheriff!) We have never had a 'physical' fight, just verbal. (I'm really good with words when I'm pissed!)Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444764132348998385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-33931388807715804762009-02-18T08:54:00.000-05:002009-02-18T08:54:00.000-05:00Such a heartfelt post, and very vivid. I was stand...Such a heartfelt post, and very vivid. I was standing in fear with you and your siblings in that window wondering how it would end. <BR/><BR/>It's awfully sad the way you grew accustomed to getting the younger ones to a better place so they wouldn't be traumatized by it, but surely they had an inkling that something was very, very wrong. Either way, you were a great big sister to them.<BR/><BR/>I'm so very glad your mom got out of that situation eventually.<BR/><BR/>This has shaped the kind of woman you are. You're undoubtedly strong, even when you may feel weak at times. I can tell by your words.*Akilah Sakai*https://www.blogger.com/profile/04916459493624762479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-62496854970695531862009-02-18T06:16:00.000-05:002009-02-18T06:16:00.000-05:00Wow Bibi, I'm so sorry for what you went through. ...Wow Bibi, I'm so sorry for what you went through. I just want to go back in time and hug little Bibi and the rest of the kids!<BR/><BR/>We all have our scars from childhood and I think witnessing and/or enduring abuse are about as bad as it gets. Even though my parents were a horror show they never really hit us or eachother and for that I'm greatful.<BR/><BR/>It's amazing the way things from childhood still can grip us long into adulthood. <BR/><BR/>Good for you for at least trying to forgive, it's much more than most of us can do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-4112192579089970442009-02-18T05:48:00.000-05:002009-02-18T05:48:00.000-05:00Thats a HELL of a thing to have to go through.Wish...Thats a HELL of a thing to have to go through.<BR/><BR/>Wish I knew what else to say...Mr. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248672653438111082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267169612943344629.post-55220907238132875722009-02-17T23:49:00.000-05:002009-02-17T23:49:00.000-05:00Bibi, it must have helped to write this all down.....Bibi, it must have helped to write this all down...I'm sorry.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720030744345215307noreply@blogger.com