"A powerful story of resilience, survivor, and self-determination, "The Little Girl Who Raised Herself" follows at nine years old Kristy's childhood ended in a single, devastating moment that would echo through every relationship, every choice, and every sleepless night that followed. Growing up in small town of Stratford, New York, Kristy learned early that survival meant invisibility. A home where alcoholism and violence were as predictable as sunrise, she became the protector of her three sisters while still a child herself. When her mother finally escaped their abusive father, Kristy dared to hope for something better. Instead, she found Robert - a man whose quiet cruelty proved that monsters don't always announce themselves with raised visits. By 14, Kristy was pregnant ands facing an impossible choice; bow to have family's demands to end thee pregnancy or roll everything to protect the life grieving inside her. "I promised myself that someday I'd teach my daughter about love that didn't hurt, relationship that didn't require sacrificing pieces of yourself, marriages that were built on respect not necessity's""Some bonds are forged by blood. Others are forged by choice. The strongest one's are forged by determination to protect those we love- even when moo one protected us."