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olddots

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19. This abuse we went thru is trauma no matter what some people say .
Tue May 14, 2013, 05:53 PM
May 2013

I heard a fool reply when he heard a guy talking about being raped by his mother " Gee I should have been so lucky "

This is how dumb and numb people can be about rape ----it's so uncomfortable to imagine it happening that we run for the cover
of ignorance and hide. Its so painful to think about much less talk about but it helps even when we are told to not talk about it .

Its a chain that we who have suffered can help to break --- a touch chain when we feel so weak but I feel we can do it .
I found out my mother was raped in 1927 ,nobody talked about it then because it wasn't proper so that trauma was intensified and it lead
to 2013 .

Even if it makes me cry and puke I am going to start talking because breaking a chain is hard work.

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I have a suggestion. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #1
Check your Inbox. You have mail...n/t CaliforniaPeggy May 2013 #2
Just don't give up, olddots! Sissyk May 2013 #3
You have friends here. In_The_Wind May 2013 #4
Sorry that happened to you, brother libodem May 2013 #5
What was the show about today? In_The_Wind May 2013 #6
FN predators libodem May 2013 #8
I'm so very sorry. In_The_Wind May 2013 #9
Thanks sister libodem May 2013 #10
My bit of advice FWIW LadyHawkAZ May 2013 #7
thanks everyone for the support olddots May 2013 #11
Good luck, I hope you get the peace of mind you deserve angstlessk May 2013 #12
I hope your appt went well. FedUpWithIt All May 2013 #13
Oh yes, FUWIA Sissyk May 2013 #14
it went really well olddots May 2013 #15
Glad it went well. Behind the Aegis May 2013 #16
I'm glad to hear it. FedUpWithIt All May 2013 #17
I'm happy to hear that you found someone to trust. In_The_Wind May 2013 #18
This abuse we went thru is trauma no matter what some people say . olddots May 2013 #19
It is hard work but YOU are the one who will reap the rewards of your labor! In_The_Wind May 2013 #20
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