Womens studies event reflection

So on Saturday, i got invited to a counseling session at the homeless shelter that i worked at for my service learning project. i was excited to come back and see everyone again but sitting in and listening to these women s stories put me in the most depressing and foul mood ever. each women had a unique story about how they got to this part of their life, some women fell victim to drugs, some were raped , two girls were pimped out as hookers for pretty much all of their adolescent life. each women had a different tale of sorrow for the counselor, i remember thinking about how shameful it was that after all of these years, these women's past still haunts them an they have to live with the pain everyday. i also remember thinking that so many women got their lives messed up because a man wanted to feel in control. whether the women were manipulated in hooking, or even manipulated into taking drugs, it was almost always having something to do with