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“I don’t believe you; I don’t care; it’s your own fault anyway; GET OUT OF MY SIGHT!” I grew up hurting, yet no one even knew. My father passed away when I was young; I have cried so many tears over my dad, I’m ashamed to admit the tears have come out of selfishness not out of grief. You see, when my dad passed away my life became dangerous, neglectful and full of so much pain. I cry because I wanted the childhood my father planned for me, I cry because he was the first person to ever believe in me, I cry because what if he hadn’t passed away - how different would my life be right now? I should introduce myself, I am the person whom is constantly asked “why don’t you talk to your mum? You ha

HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE?

Ever since I can remember, I was taught that love is nothing more than a feeling, They told me that it's only an emotion that resides inside, Even the dictionary definition defines it as the following: "A strong feeling of affection. To feel deep affection or sexual love." This is what they taught us, Us as in my generation, But they miseducated us, So now we don't know what love is or how it can be felt, And when someone says: “I love you" We believe it, But as I grew older, So-called friends started to fade away like clouds, They were the same ones who claimed to have love for me, Who said they would be there for me no matter what, Until one day when all of that changed, On that day I was

My Favourite Mistake - "Young, Naive and Blind"

“February the 5th 2017. The day the person I loved first drew blood from me” Let’s rewind back to September 2013, my first day of college, I was sat in maths class watching this beautiful human walk in, but I remember not paying too much attention because me, a 16 year old girl fresh from high school, why would a boy like him want to talk to me? (he was 2 years older) The next day me and him both approached my friend that was sat alone and from there we started talking, I was totally taken back – he noticed how I didn’t come back to maths after the break, we exchanged Instagram and numbers, and it all started from there; talking back and forth every day. November 2013 I was running late to

Domestic Violence through my Mother's Eyes

Introducing upcoming UK artists, Kxng Junior and Lavz. Driven and dedicated to raising awareness of domestic violence through their powerful and insightful new EP, Summer Days and Winter Nights. Highlighting some of the fears and struggles experienced in an abusive relationship, from both a victim and perpetrators perspective, this eye-opening piece brings light to a topic we, as a society, often so easily dismiss. It has been an honour to have these two on the Youth Realities team, performing at our workshops and events, and using their dynamic talents as a tool to help #EndYouthDomesticViolence. “In October 2017 I released an EP Titled ‘Summer Days and Winter Nights (Chapter 1 The Abusive

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HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE?

My Favourite Mistake - "Young, Naive and Blind"

Domestic Violence through my Mother's Eyes