Life was good! Until I got Married for the First Time

By Eileen Hodges

Before you enter into a relationship be aware of the red flags of abuse.
There are warning signs that can be over looked do to being in love and thinking everything is fine.
if you're not prepare or have knowledge of these red flags you will find out real soon, that not everyone is a nice person. Abusers get you to fall for them and once they have you where they want you, then the unthinkable happens. They target trusting people.
no matter how sweet they are in the beginning, when things begin to change it's time to get out before it escalates.
These words are from my own personal experiences, and if I can help just one person, then all of what I've been through will have some meaning.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Eileen Hodges
• Release date: Jul 13, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463414217

Eileen Hodges

I’ve always been exciting about writing and telling different stories, as well as poetry. After the bumpy road this life of mine has dealt, I found that writing was a wonderful therapy for me getting all my feeling down on paper then reading it back to myself. Once I read it out loud I could move on. I had the opportunity to attend and graduate from the Institute of Children’s Literature in January of 1997. While I studied at Mesa University in Grand Junction, CO loved my English and art classes. I have had several poems published as well as a couple of books. I try to write self help books to help others finding themselves in the same situation as I found myself. I didn’t have books to guide me, so therefore I felt it important to share my life stories. My form of writing is very basic so that everyone can understand. I write like I’m talking to children and young adults. I could speak more intellectual, but I prefer not to. I hope you find my writings a benefit and to know you are not alone. You can use my blog if you would like to ask questions and I’ll try my best to answer your questions. God bless my readers and I hope I can help in some way.

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Life was good! Until I got married for the first time

Look out for the red flags

By: E. H. S. Hodges

Copyright 2009 EHS Hodges. All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a re-freefall system, or transmitted by any means without written permission of the author.

First published by wordplay on January 27, 2009

Printed in the United States of America.

Hello, I’d like to tell you a little bit about myself, and my life living with an abusive spouse.

I’m telling my story to show what red flags to look for in hopes that you will not have to go through what I did.

This book is based on my true story. Any names and places have been changed to protect the identity of those involved. In a resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

As a little girl, I grew up in a loving family. It was a great experience for me as a child. There was myself my two sisters, mom, dad, and Granny. Oh yes, let us not forget our dog Candy, and our cat Ming Toy, and about 100 guinea pigs, not counting all the children my mom was babysitting for off and on.

My dad worked as electronics technician engineer and he was an animate fishermen and Hunter. My mom was a full-time mother. Granny was always there to help my mom. Life was great!

We had a large family; you know the aunts, uncles, and cousins. When we would all get together, what a time we would have!

As I grew older, all I wanted in my life was what my mom and dad had. Their relationship was sound with trust as well as lots of a lot to love and laughter.

My folks and family were just big kids at heart, and love to play wholesome practical jokes on everyone when they got a chance.

I remember the time when my mom made a big pot of spaghetti for dinner one night, and my uncle snuck into the kitchen and stirred in new white shoelaces into her pot. At the dinner table mom was embarrassed when we started pulling shoelaces out of our food.

So, to get even with my sweet uncle, mom went into the kitchen and