Her mother sold her for drugs when she was 14. Now, she spends her life rescuing trafficking victims 

Amen

Yes indeed!🙏🏾💯

I hope you and you're beautiful children are living your best life! Thank you for saving girls that we're in your situation. What a kind caring neighbor ❤

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That was so beautiful to hear, wasn't it? Wow. Amazing. 🙌🏽👏🏽

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

Oh yeah

@@missnettyb Yes it takes a long time, after decades I have the courage now to say something. Start by forgiving yourself because nothing is right about a man putting his hands, touching or hitting anyone especially a child. What bothers me is that he got away.

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No we need to be more like her .

But yes thank Goodness!!

Yes she is. And thank you for being incredible as well

Awesome, you nailed it!! ✌️

Whos helping her?

@@jerryrobinson9279 The Almighty! Couldn't you see it? Wow.

😍😘🥰 Yes she is! Thanks for your kind words of encouragement and support!

And so was the neighbor who helped put an end to the abuse. Hope her children are getting counseling too.

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the hospital knew she was 14th and said nothing.

Absolutely!

I wish they published information for donations! At tax time, I like to donate to worthy charities (meaning the money goes where it belongs, not on marketing or in the manager's pocket). I've found my nonprofit for this year! I would've never known about her because I live in NY, if not for RU-vid's algorithm. Thanx RU-vid!!!!!!!

And just so beautiful how even as an abused teen mom, she loved her babies🍀 Much blessings to her & her loved ones!😇✨💛

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My neighbors are nosy for sure.

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Yeah, my uncle told me that a nosy neighbor is a blessing when I was in my teens. And I have never forgotten those words

@@susiebear3316 lol true

@@susiebear3316 very true.

That's so true. Bosy neighbors can be a blessing.

Why do views matter? It's not a national story, it's a local story. It's not going to get a lot of views.

Very strong women . You're a miracle.

Wow, suddenly there are over 150,000 views! In a matter of 2 or 3 days--when I was here on the 23rd there were fewer than 8,000 views. Glad to see Tonya's story of strength, love & survival is finding a wider audience. Tonya is what a hero looks like.

@@trawlins396 obviously your wrong it gotten a lot of views in I'm in Ohio so I'm thankful I ran into this wonderful story it's not just local

So yyyy the laws r there for? U have a mouth yyyy didn't u call the cop or report the matter. How u know the open your legs 🦵 again to have more kids 🤔 Hmmmm

Amen!!❤

This here!

How did she stop hate cycle when she's so prejudiced she only wants to help certain ppl that *look like her* ?

Bless you.

..so sorry about that

Praying

La la 🙌Blessings to you my Sister. I m sorry. 💜🙏

That's horrific.

Well said couldn't have said better myself! I became the protector, Momma grisly!

Too bad she's racist.

I had to become the protector in my home as a child living with 2 parents in the home ,my mother made excuses that she had to work and provide shelter and some food for us and our abusive father. She didn't have a mind to do what was right for us 5 children which the oldest child not his, she married him to escape her bad reputation in a different town. The oldest started getting sexually abused and my Grandmother came and took her after receiving a letter from my sister about what was happening my mother did nothing about it. Afterwards there were only his 4 children left ,2 boys and 2 girls which he continued his molestation with until we were old enough to fight back.These 2 were horrific parents, he was an Alcoholic and she had no sense or protective instinct .I left at 19 when I got pregnant, ended up returning when my child was a year old, and before my baby made 2 she had me shoot him under false accusations to protect herself when I was 20, yet she couldn't do anything to protect us all those years that he abused us, I just learned 36 years after the shooting that it was because she was seeing another man and he was going to hurt her, so she had her own daughter and his shoot him and lied to me about the reason he was angry with her.

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It doesn’t matter how you start up, it’s how you end up! This girl is on fire, she took that bull by the nose, and done made us women proud!!! Total Respect……

That's is an amazing lady and I pray for her and family to have the very best in life. Outstanding story 👏 👌 🙌

Look up her website. I didn't catch all the details other than a domestic violence organization called "its going to be okay" in Houston, Texas. But they showed more in the video. I think her program should be promoted in the news report or at least in the info/ comments. I am sure these 4 homes she runs could use donations and there are so many people that want to help, that don't know how or where to begin. For people that can not donate, just to hear that her story has reached around the nation, ( im in New Jersey) would likely make this woman feel seen and appreciated. ❤

I'm sending a donation TODAY!

Speak for yourself. I have a right to a therapist.

@@trawlins396 I know that’s right I know our people need it so much trauma we have and still enduring 🙏🏾

@@chayaleahisrael4791 so true. Trauma is in our DNA.

Yes, many see therapy as a thing for the weak. I've been told "Grow up and just be strong, therapy didn't even exist back in my day" its sad hearing that because it could've helped them. People don't realize it takes a lot of courage to seek help.

I dont know what people yall are talking about. Im definitely black and have been exposed to therapy 40yrs ago. It is not black people who rejected it per se. It was a socio economic issue. Poor and/or extremely hopeless individuals rejected therapy . the type of people that were going to orthodontists and dermatologists frequently were the type that attended therapy or did not demonize it. It was a class issue-not race issue. The problem is receiving adequate therapy for needed time

Amen you ladies please take lesson from this Mrs.Stafford real true story🙏🏾🌹💐😭😭

There sure seems to be a whole lot of black women who give their children away...🤔

What does you BEING WHITE have to do with anything here? Is other black people not "REAL HUMAN BEINGS?". I DON'T GET WHAT YOUR ARE REALLY TRYING TO SAY.

@@INDIGO.GODDESS_573 Understandable, but he doesn’t have to explain anything to you and your starting something that doesn’t need to be started

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@@INDIGO.GODDESS_573 He regrets the acts of his own white ancestors who did same and worse to black people so he had to mention his identity to help him feel like a food human being that he himself tries to be daily, different from his racist ancestors. That's where he is really coming from.

Boy ain't nobody care that you're white

A jealous parent. Or a young minded parent who didnt know any better. She too can be forgiven.

@@jerryrobinson9279 or a psychopath.

You will be surprised how often this happens out there such a sick world we live in

A broken parent. She said she was in bondage to drugs. People go to drugs to sooth or escape, but they open up a whole new world of depravity. Drugs can turn a sad alienated person into a total psychopath.

Evil

Most of the time, the mom's have the same, even worse history. Don't judge or become angry. Just help where you can, when you can, as much as you can and pray. ✨️

@@Tiki12t4 No excuse. If that’s the case she chose to repeat the cycle instead of ending it.

Thats how she feels. Given the circumstances, its completely understandable to NOT want kids from that. Abortion is NOT evil. Women MUST always have the ultimate say over their own body in all circumstances.

Thats how she feels. Given the circumstances, its completely understandable to NOT want kids from that.

Depends what year it was. Back in 88 they wouldn't have asked.

Reporting child abuse was not mandatory.

That's why I called acs on my crazy former neighbor taimesha Madison, I saw taimesha aka ty fight a guy in front of her daughter . Ty's daughter was crying when her mother was fighting , that's emotional abuse.

@@SANE172 What's acs?

@@donnitax7337 administration for children's services ACS

@@SANE172 Thanks! I googled it and some computer program popped up. But yeah, I would of called them too if I was you. Kudos to you! 👏👏