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This is my true story of becoming trapped in what looked like love but slowly became deceit, manipulation, psychological captivity, and coercion. I wrote this book from inside the fog of confusion—not from the safety of hindsight.
I did not understand what was happening, but I knew something was wrong.
Come walk with me through the fog and see why simply walking away was not as easy as it sounds.
Surviving Emotional Manipulation: A True Story
My name is Colette Chagnon-Merrill, I claim authorship of this book as a tribute to the five-year-old child who carried our secrets for seventy years. She held them even from me as I grew up, leaving her behind. As I prepared to go, she tried to show me the memories. I could not listen. I had…
I Thought to Myself
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The Flying Fork
When Jack stepped into our lives, I was about eleven—still a child, but old enough to understand the weight of change. There were four of us, three girls and one boy, a small crowd of tender hearts trying to find balance after the long disruption of our parents’ separation. My older sister, already grown in…
Marry the Guy Who
This was sent to me by a friend some time ago. Credit for the writing was not cited. So this is by an anonymous. Will go on long walks with you. He will want to know who she is, why she is and how she does things. She will feel searched out, he will seek…
Frog Kissing
As a young princess, I tried kissing frogs to find my prince but gave up at age eight. I dreamed of a prince and asked Uncle Ernie, but he could not answer. My mother found her prince, which disheartened me. As I grew up, I realized there was no prince charming. Eventually, someone walked into…
Something to Think About
Have you ever been involved with someone emotionally immature? It’s often the case that this person’s needs came before yours, and they didn’t understand you at all. However, it’s not like that with someone who has emotional intelligence. Do you have an emotionally intelligent partner? It’s a relatively new term that’s being thrown about that…