A body, a dream, a regret
BDR #13
A Body:
She was still a baby when her mom and stepfather were arrested for drug trafficking, leaving her with the grandma, who passed away a few years later. Her great aunt took her until she was 6, when her parents, released from prison, took back her custody. One year later, her mom was pregnant again and the stepfather went back to prison for the same crime as before.
After the birth of the second daughter, her mom lost it completely, diving deep into drug abuse in a dangerous self destructive spree. In the absence of the mother, a neighbor gave shelter for both girls. Her mom's chaotic inconsequence made them lose their home. Desperate, her mom asked her mother-in-law to raise the girls. She took the little one, her biological granddaughter, and refused to take the oldest one, who she knew wasn’t her son’s child.
Rejected, she saw herself again living with the same neighbor. Her mom was hardly seen and eventually the State intervened, presenting her mom two choices: the girl would live with her father or go to an orphanage. The neighbor found her dad, and after a DNA test, she moved in with him. She was 8.
Her father was a wealthy man. But the luxury and comfort had a price. A cocaine addict, he abused her stepmom and herself both verbally and physically, traumatizing her through childhood and adolescence to the point of attempting suicide. When her father found out about it, he said she was a failure, unable to end her life and shouldn’t stop there, motivating her to try again.
Becoming a woman, she started to record the beatings and humiliations, archiving them all in case she needed to prove anything. With that in hand, and tired of the constant violence in her home, she contacted her mom and escaped, leaving a 8 pages letter threatening to expose her father if he came after her. She was 21, almost no cash and nothing to lose.
Despite the abuse, the fancy life granted her an influencer status on Instagram, where she shared the trips, restaurants, clothes and everything money could buy. This status helped her maintain herself, selling digital marketing courses and being hired by stores and restaurants to promote them. Suddenly she was traveling, modeling and started to sell pictures for an adult platform.
From 21 to 22 she went from being completely restricted to experiencing everything at least once. Lost her virginity, used every drug you could name, went to parties, orgies and found love for the first time, condensing 10 years worth of life experiences into 12 months. Today, she and her boyfriend make adult content for Only Fans and away from her abusive home, she lives comfortably and free from the violence and humiliation. A glimpse of hope for better days her 2021 self could never imagine.
A Dream:
Being a mom and having a family.
A Regret:
Wasting a lot of the money she made after leaving home.
BDR #13
a body, a dream, a regret.
A photojournalistic series in 52 chapters by Victor Ribeiro.
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- Age18-24
- Assigned Sex at BirthFemale
- Body PartVagina
- CountryBrazil
- DisabilitiesNo
- DreamStable Life
- GenderWoman
- LocationRio de Janeiro / RJ
- RegretFinancial Matters
- Skin ColorWhite