![I grew up not understanding what was true and what was not true. It gave me a sense of unreality. I was told that this man [mom's lover] was not my mother's lover - when he was. I was told he was there as a male babysitter for my brother so that he would learn sports and other manly things.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-grew-up-not-understanding-what-was-true-and-what-was-not-true-it-gave-me-a-sen.jpg)
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