did anyone else grow up this way?
no problems with rape but the Mo'nique character hits awfully close to home: my mom totally would've thrown a tv at me. lived in the hood for a while too, had some sh!tty teachers, knew lots of cr@ppy sexually abusive guys. I even had massive, unfortunate health problems as a very young person which I was sure would kill me: HIV negative but all the symptoms.
did anyone else feel like they were watching their life?