Sabrina Zohar
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Podcast Appearances
And my sister and I got into a fight and I ran into my room.
And I remember he said, open the door.
I promise you I'm not going to hate you.
And I said, no, you are.
And I remember I had a little suitcase.
And I only know this because I had to go back and see her.
And I kept asking myself, where did I learn that I couldn't speak up?
And it was because I said, Dad, do you promise?
And I opened the door and he punched me in the face.
And I was bleeding everywhere.
And he left.
He left just for three weeks.
And I remember my brother on the couch saying, how am I going to be the man of the house?
I'm only 14.
And I was seven.
And so I knew in that moment, you're not safe.
And I also learned in that moment is you can't speak up.
You got to keep your mouth shut, girl, because if you open it up, you're going to have this again.
You almost lost your father for your family.
And I carried that with me.