Turning our story into a book?

Question

Sooooo my husband and I have been through a lot together and its really just like bad movie...
I'm actually a good writer I think and asked my husband if he'd think its okay and he thought its cool. Right now I'm just staying at home with the kids and I think a lot about our past so maybe writing sonething down could help me as well.
I'd probably change some parts I think so he wont go straight up to the jail if this would work out but I'm not sure if I should really do it? 
I thought maybe I could put it online on wattpad or something and I'd be really happy if some girls would read it and not end up doing the same shit that I did like as a warning sign for them.

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I know a girl from high school who did this but she wrote about a bad abusive relationship she had with an ex. She was published and all but the book didn't do real great. Only a few friends and family bought it-including her ex and his family so she got a lot of drama over it. But she was proud of her accomplishment as a writer. If you feel the call to right about your relationship and life go for it!

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Whenever I read any book that's based on real life events that are messed up (drug abuse, sex, relationships, hard times, pregnancy, struggling financially, ex..) I always think man, I have been there, done that, done it worse or had it worse. But I don't think I would ever go tell the world every drug I've ever done or my experiences with it. I don't think if I shared the fact that I basically OD and was dead for a whole 2 minutes people would believe me. I wouldn't tell the world some of the times I've stolen formula to feed my baby or the times me & my younger friends stole clothes and makeup for fun. I wouldn't tell the world just how many guys I've been with on my quest to find 'love'. Or how many times I've partied with those men. I wouldn't share my heartbreak of being pregnant on my own with my 1st child because his father abandoned us. I couldn't begin to share how I felt when I was younger growing up with no father and then having my mother kick me out at 16. I wouldn't openly admit to selling drugs or living in a drug house with my family.. some of the fucked up things I have seen in my life....
There's been many times where I was just like you and thought man, I could make millions off of 'my life' but why? Some things are better left unsaid and to yourself. It was your struggle and you made it. That's all that matters.

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I think it would be interesting to read

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I've had this same thought myself but worry that the story wouldn't be believable to an outside audience. I look at my past and even I'm like how can a person go through all that, surely you'd have to catch a break sometimes.

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