My Aaron Johnson/Lawn Gnome story I was initially hesitant to attach my story to all these allegations when Aaron has done so much worse to others, but I think my experience is an important case study in understanding why it's so easy to be complicit in abuse and how enablers of abuse can also become victims of it. I think when we talk about abuse, it's important to note that it's not always overtly violent or in your face. Oftentimes. it comes to you with a smile and with kind words you want to hear. That doesn't make it any less sinister though. Aaron Johnson started grooming me when I was 18 years old. At 20, we dated for a couple months then broke it off in July 2016. I started working at Lawn Gnome in 2014 during the spring semester of my freshman year at Arizona State University. My best friend helped me get the job and I was just so stoked to not only be working with her, but also be part of something that was bigger than me. At Lawn Gnome, I felt like I belonge...
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