Moana Hope

And if I didn't do that work, sure, we were two peas in a pod.

And I loved him.

You know why I loved him?

Because sometimes he would hit me on the leg and that would be his way of making a joke.

And to me, that was love, right?

And so I was like, he loves me, right?

That's not love.

That's abuse.

It's okay that I felt that, and I'm still proud of myself for feeling that, but I'm even more proud of myself for wanting to do the work and then doing the work.

It's a really difficult one because I love my family.

Like, I do love them.

There's 14 of us.

But growing up in that environment, choices are made.

And you can either look at that and go, hey, there's more to this world.

I can achieve more.

I can do anything just because I grew up in a housing commission just because I didn't go to school.

Doesn't mean I can't achieve things.

And you can unlearn things to make sure you're not repeating cycles.

And I don't judge them for things that they've chosen to do or paths they've chosen to take.

I love them unconditionally.