** Fair warning: This is a true story of sexual abuse, drugs, rape, betrayal and triumph ** **Warning: This book contains crude language and is not for the faint of heart** As I sat down to write this story about my life, I had to think a long time about how to start my story. I learned early that you cannot substitute water for milk on cereal so when there was no milk in the house, I just ate it dry. Dad was pretty cranky just as a general rule. He’d come home from work and throw a temper tantrum at all the dirty dishes and no supper and Mom would say, “Oh shut up and drink your beer.” It was not a nice thing, the way Len started treating me. I remember scenes like the time he pushed me and sat on me. I had to stop and think about what happened next in this sick saga.