I share your pain and I get it 1000%. I am 51. When I finally told my mother, I was an adult and no longer living under their roof. She chose to believe him also (his exact words were “she seduced me” because, as you know, 11 year olds are definitely into the who seduction scene) and she still does - when I said to…

Many things - first and foremost, my father was (and I am sure still is) a brillian manipulator - a narcissistic sociopath who used fear as a weapon. We were all terrified of him. He told me that if I told anyone he’d murder my mother. My mother, after years with him, was a shell of a person who would never stand up…

You are so kind, thank you. You and I have the same wishes for this girl...I hope that she is surrounded by people who are showing her the love, care, and respect she needs right now and that she gets the right kind of counseling. I really had to work my way through some completely clueless therapists to find one who…

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It’s heartbreaking.

You’re so kind! Thank you!

Thank you so much for the hug and the sweet words!! <3

Thank you for the work that you do, I am sure that it’s painful and heartbreaking but it’s such a valuable gift to the kids you help as well as the kids you won’t have to help because you’re getting these sick people put away.

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I am sending you all the love in the world right now and I am hopeful you are in a better place.

I was really lucky to find the right people to keep around me who understand that I am who I am and that certain things freak me out, and to come through the other side really angry instead of defeated (I’ve since conquered the anger, but back then it was a useful tool.)

I did finally tell people as an adult (I don’t think I made that clear above) and I agree that the school nurse is a rock star!

This made me cry. In a good way. Thank you.

I never thought of myself as not being brave, just terrified. My father said that if I told anyone he’d kill my mother. I realize now how insane that sounds but when you’re 11...you know. Thank you so much for the love!

Especially when they don’t want to believe you, because it’s so fucking horrifying and no one wants to think that a parent could do that to his own child.

I hope that since this has happened you’ve found someone you feel comfortable talking to. If not, I promise you you will find some0ne who believes you and you will begin to heal when you do. Please reply if you can and let me know you are OK. I care.

She really is!!

Thank you and you are so right! A lot of people are too afraid to get involved or fearful of a backlash.

Oh, I have - I have thought about writing it up but through sharing with others and therapy I’ve found a lot of healing. But what Lindy and others are doing with that tumblr is SUCH a gift. Amazing.

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