Also being kept out of communities was NEVER a worry of mine, because the only thing that kept me from my friends and spaces was HIM. I’ve had so much support the last few years BECAUSE OF HIM. I NEVER said it was a concern of mine.

I’m sick of your harassment. Leave me alone.

— I could see the pushing that he has always done.

Shout, I know you’re reading this. This is now the last thing I will post. I’m keeping my account up for evidence. If you post anything else with my name in it, or anything else that has to do with me or my family, I will get the police involved.

— put into the text he pushed for anyway. Yes, I did fold and agree with what he put, however I just wanted this to be over and done and for him to leave me alone.

Anything I asked to be changed he still wanted to rephrase, and after a night of sleep I could finally read it all with a sound-mind—

I love you so much Lisa.

I feel so dumb. I forgive people because I fall for their words and tears. I want to see the good in people, and I know I always will. But then it leads to me being too tired to fight back anymore. You’re amazing, and I’m so grateful we’re pals.🧡🫂

🧡 Thank you Carty for being one of the good guys.

have my kindness be taken advantage of ever again.

I’m leaving this here for a week, and then I’ll be deleting Blusky. I no longer feel safe on social media. I feel so incredibly stupid.

No means no. Stop means stop. And for the love of god, quit. pushing. people.

— take back my forgiveness until, and only until, the actual results showing change have occurred.

I will not fall for manipulation again. I am too tired. I called because I was never able to testify against my past abusers, and this time, I could. I will not compromise anymore. I will not

- Thank you, to my sweet husband, @cassiakalas.bsky.social, for staying with me and holding my hand throughout the entire phone call. Thank you, Shout, for answering the phone. I truly wish you well on your healing journey.

This is the last thing I will be posting on this. Thank you for reading.🧡

- (cont.) sentence has been served. You lost everything, and that is what you deserved from your actions. And I say that’s enough. This is your time to start over, and be the better person you’re working so hard to be, because I believe you can truly be better.”
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- (cont.) I believe he also deserved the closure. He stated that he holds a lot of self hatred and had felt he deserved nothing good in life anymore. To which I said this:
“I am your victim. Therefore, I would have the most right to decide your punishment, correct?” “… Yes.” “Then I say that your
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- I know many of you, who have been hurt as I have been, will never forgive him. You don’t have to. I forgave him for *me*. For my closure. However, when we were talking, even with the seriousness of it all, we still made occasional jokes like we used to. In there was still my best friend.

- advantage of me, however, knowing how damaged we both are, I do truly think he saw the reality of what was happening differently. I am grateful he’s getting the help he needs to heal, as I needed the same after my escape, because I can logically see how what happened turned into what it was.
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- (cont.) I truly believe he is trying to be better. I know tones with my blindness, and I knew Shout very well because at one point, he truly was my best friend. I know he is not lying about wanting to be better, and he’s putting in the work.
- We will never be friends again. He did take
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- Additionally, during our 2 hour phone call where we haven’t spoken for the first time in nearly 4 years (not 2.5, we both have the math wrong on that one), Shout heard everything from my perspective carefully and apologized profusely. I forgave him, and still forgive, because
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The only additional comments I will state because I refuse to have this situation twisted;
- In our phone call, I stated immediately that it was not fair or right that what happened was called an ‘affair’ when an ‘affair’ , in my opinion, required consent.
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