Running

@tyme

Sharing is draining, it makes it so much more real and makes me notice the hurt...

Hugs @avant-garde ,

You are so so so brave. I hear the pain and how real this pain is.

I'm sitting with you.

@tyme

It hurts...

It hurts so much...

I'm right when I say it takes a community to abuse a child...

Everyone who I was meant to be able to trust failed and abused me... Teachers, doctors, pastors, adults.

Abuse doesn't just happen in the home, it happens everywhere they choose to not take notice and not help.

I stand by the statement that evil wins when good people do nothing. Not many people understand why I stand behind that so strongly, it's because I had so many people growing up do nothing and that was more confusing and hurtful than the actual abuse. At least the abuser doesn't give you hope so you can't have your hopes dashed anyway...

I stand by the statement that evil wins when good people do nothing. Not many people understand why I stand behind that so strongly, it's because I had so many people growing up do nothing and that was more confusing and hurtful than the actual abuse. At least the abuser doesn't give you hope so you can't have your hopes dashed anyway...

Thank you for drawing this to my attention. Makes so so much sense. In my past life, I was told: If you see something that's not right and you don't do anything, then you are condoning the behaviour.

I guess this is something similar?

What does support look like for you at this time? @avant-garde I want to make sure I get it right - as much as I can.

@tyme

See where I kind of suck at answering that question because I often don't know how to put what I need into words.

That's why I do *actions* with Jynx... I know what I feel like doing and that right now would be sitting curled up in a corner but not wanting to be alone in the corner.

I'm sitting with you in that corner @avant-garde . I'm as close or as far as you feel comfortable. I'm okay with silence, but I'm also okay with you sharing.

@tyme

It took over 20 years for someone to not ignore or participate in the abuse...

I'm listening @avant-garde

You are a survivor. At the same time, I'm not going to deny the pain and suffering you have endured.

@tyme

You know why my faith is so strong? because it wasn't just Christians that failed and abused me, therefore it wasn't exclusive to Christians, sin is the common denominator between Christians and non Christians alike... especially if those Christians weren't Christians at all...

Jesus is different...

What's that saying? Not a Religion, But a Saviour? @avant-garde

Makes a lot of sense. After everything you've been through, it would have been so easy to throw in the towel. Yet your faith was stronger than that.

Hugs.