Meet Aaliyah, a mom in her early 40’s. As an interviewer I enjoy asking questions, in this interview Aaliyah challenged me by asking questions back. Really tough questions. Like, what if this actually happened? What if my dad did actually apologize. Would I want to even hear it? She reflects that in order for her dad to apologize he would first have to hear the words. I guess that is the point of this project in its entirety. Putting the words out there for others to hear so that we can use the words to acknowledge the psychic pain of others.

*content warning: sexual abuse, physical abuse