When the person from Spain, Wellington, I think, said he/she has to quit investigating Pizzagate, the comments made me wonder how many of us have been victims ourselves and whether that has some effect on our efforts.
I was the victim of a verbally and physically abusive father, but I was never sexually abused by anyone. I had a girlfriend who was raped around age 8 and she got pregnant and had fraternal twins, a boy and a girl. She died ten years ago at about age 40.
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momojaja ago
I work as a rehab counsellor helping all types of people recover from injury, abuse and getting them back into work. I think most of us are very resilient people, whatever may has happened to us it does not define our humanity. The best we can do is to help abused people, especially children as the earlier the better. What upsets me is how common sexual abuse is, especially in poor families (which i come from).
catslovejustice ago
I would tend to summarize it up as an attitude of entitlement that gets passed on. Doesn't matter rich or poor. If someone feels they are entitled to something they will go for it and feel no remorse. For example, domestic abusers all feel entitled and they never seem to believe they did anything wrong (at least for very long). .
2impendingdoom ago
The rich families just hide it better
Laskar ago
Exactly.
myowneyesnears ago
We may be resilient, but it stays with us each and every day. It never leaves. 42 years and a certain smell or sound - right back there. It does not define my entire life, but it is always there lurking. I don't do crowds or places where I cannot get out of very quickly. (think movie theater) I am self sufficient and watch my child like a hawk. The only person I allowed to have him alone before he could talk was his godmother.
The Joe Biden videos are disgusting. Whoever does not think he is a molester is fooling themselves. That is what they do. They make you think you are crazy and could not possibly be what you KNOW it is. If your child is pulling away from someone and they are pulling them back, even if it is a relative, intervene. This is your child and you have the right and an obligation to protect them even if you think it is "nothing".