When Dijah said she’d fallen out of love, her jealous ex struck
Shaylee Ybarra, 44
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My beautiful girl Dijah, bounded into the kitchen as she always did after school.
Aged 15, she had a wise head on her shoulders and was kind, caring and funny. We weren’t just mother and daughter, we were best friends.
Gasbagging away, the topic turned to boys.
‘They’ve got to respect you, your body, your choices,’ I advised.
‘I know, Mum,’ Dijah said, rolling her eyes.
The words had passed my lips countless times, but it was important.
