Her name is Elizabeth…and this is her story

Growing up in my home as a little girl I often found myself trying to find a quiet place for myself. There was always so much chaos, yelling and such strong tension and feeling of hatred and abuse…Beatings for no reason a lot of times. So I could never show the true me because it was, do this or be dealt with.

Having to deal with just the stress and frustration and just strong feelings of disappointment and such, at home it all kind of built up and led me to start to having thoughts of suicide at the age of 11 and that was the age that I first attempted suicide. Obviously it didn’t work because I am still here but that was the first of three attempts in my life.

At the age of 18 I came to a point in my life where I was just fed up and I felt like there was no way out. And that’s when I decided to make my 3^rd attempt of suicide. And after I had been hospitalized and I realized this is just not going to work. I decided that I’m not going back, I’m just leaving and I’m not going to look back I had no where to go, who to turn to because I’d been sheltered all my life. Luckily God sent a pastor into my life that told me of a group home I could go to because there are not many facilities for young people as young as I was to go to when you have no where else to go.

At the group home a friend of mine told me about Taylor’s Closet and at first I didn’t really understand the concept because it was something I never really heard of. Seemed like the first type of organization of its kind. So I didn’t know what to think or what to expect. But when I came I just felt so welcomed and so at peace and I was able to let my guard down to receive the love and the genuine concern that was given to me on the very first visit.

Shopping here at Taylor’s Closet and seeing all the clothes and trying them on in front of all the staff and having them say, “You look beautiful”, “you look gorgeous,” “that looks great on you…that just brought to mind the validation I never got from my Dad.  That’s what Taylor’s Closet is all about. It’s not about the clothes. It’s about building up the self-esteem to receive the love and the genuine concern that was given to me on the very first visit from individuals that knew nothing about me at that point in time, didn’t know me at all. That meant a lot to me. To come to experience that was life changing and even when I come here now, every time I come here it’s the same. Nothing has changed; they still love me and care as much as they did the first time.

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