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It takes a quiet kind of courage to leave what wou

It takes a quiet kind of courage to leave what wounds you💕even if your steps are shaky, even if you stumble a bit on the way out.The strength is in the leaving,not the grace of the exit #courage #followmypage #motivated #letschat

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I just left an abusive relationship awent tobacco shelter was drugged and almost didn't survive in there but do whatever you got to do to get out especially if you have kids

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