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When I was I child I fell off my bunk-bed while deep asleep, smashing my jaw against a dresser on the way down. When I woke up I was dead-convinced I fell into a door since that's what was going on in my dreams and I could picture it vividly - I was really adamant about it when explained otherwise, partly because I also didn't wanna accept I fell off my bunk bed in fear of having to swap bunks with my brother.

When I went to school though I was questioned about the bruises, nobody believed the story I gave about falling into a door so CPS was called to investigate. I didn't really understand what the big deal was, and that everyone was assuming I was lying to protect my mom. Wasn't until later in life I realized it's because that's commonly what victims of abuse do.