‘All My Children’ (AMC) Star Debbi Morgan Discusses Horrific Childhood And Domestic Abuse

Former “All My Children” star, Debbi Morgan recounts her turbulent childhood to Oprah on the TV show, “Where are they now?” She details living with an abusive father while her mother struggled to find the courage to leave him. She urges ALL mothers and women to put their children’s welfare ahead of their own fears and protect them from witnessing domestic violence.

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In the clip released from her exclusive interview with Oprah, she retells the worst incident of the violence her mother suffers at the hands of her father. Her mother replaced all the locks on the door to lock him out of the family home in hopes that she will get the courage to leave him permanently. Her father came home and was angry he was locked out of his family home.  He kicked the door open, destroying the newly installed lock. Her father had grabbed the pipe that was part of the lock (back then the locks had a pipe that went into the lock to secure the door) and tried to choke her mother with it. Debbi’s mother couldn’t speak or talk because of the pressure to her throat. Morgan said, “As a little girl, that was a terrifying experience.”

The experience prompted her to write a memoir titled, “The Monkey on My Back.” Debbi Morgan wrote it to try to understand her own life. She explained that the abuse could last generations. She married three abusive men before she decided to break the vicious cycle of abuse. Morgan tearfully told Oprah that three out of four brothers turned out to be abusive husbands.

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Morgan detailed the events she endured as a child, and it was obvious that the abuse she suffered still weighs heavily on her heart. She hopes that her book will help give women the power to leave abusive relationships. Debbi Morgan told Oprah she was proud that her mother finally broke free of him, and he was banished out of their lives. She wanted to tell all women that they could leave the abuse behind and break the abuse cycle. Set your DVR so you can watch the interview on Oct 3 10 PM on OWN.

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