I remember laying on my stomach on my mom's bed, as she shifted through an outdated book of the female reproductive system. My mom spoke about pads, tampons and what to expect moving forward each month. I asked her about the pain I was experiencing and she assured me it's cramping and it comes with the territory.

My innocence was taken and my life forever changed My innocence was taken, my dreams rearranged To serve our country, the brave the few I would not have enlisted if only I knew

To know that you no longer make your partner happy feels like a broken home. A broken promise, A broken bone. Pictures fallen from the walls shattered and torn. You screwed up now your "happy family" - you must morn.