After I Learned to Be Strong, Mom Put Me on Trial Before the Whole Nation

Mom said she was a strong person, so she expected me to be strong too. When another child at kindergarten cracked my head open, the teacher called her. Mom said I was too delicate if I cried over a little cut, and told the teacher to leave me alone. In elementary school, a boy groped me. Mom slapped me several times, deciding that I hadn't behaved modestly enough, and cut up my new clothes. She even said, "The boy hasn't even grown everything yet. What could he possibly do to you?" In high school, someone molested me. When I called the police, Mom came and immediately said it was a misunderstanding. She said I was making a fuss over nothing and withdrew the complaint on my behalf, turning me into someone everyone felt free to harass. She told me to be stronger...