In part four of this series, Family Predators, I talked about why it is hard it is to walk away from family predator culture. However, I know quite a few people who have done it, including myself, and with my friends' permission, I would like to share why and how we walked away. For a …
Continue reading Family Predators: It Stops with You, Series Part 6
I have considered not writing this because I don't want to oversimplify this subject. I have written from my experience, and I know others who have hell stories because of their family's predators--yes, sometimes more than one--and their family protecting those predators. I want to respect their stories and their healing journeys which are more …
Continue reading Family Predators: How Did You Heal?, Series Part 5
I think it is really important to understand why it is so hard to walk away from families who protect predators and have a culture of abuse and perversion, not just to explain it to people who have never been in a family that protected predators but for those who have. I have spoken with …
Continue reading Family Predators: Why It is Hard to Just Walk Away, Series Part 4
Yesterday I posted about my experience with a family predator and how it made me an easy target later in life. I've been asked what happened to the uncle and to the coach. "So what happened to the uncle and coach?" I didn't sleep with the coach. He moved away, and I have no idea …
Continue reading Family Predators: And then What?, Series Part 3
When I was growing up, there was an uncle that made comments on my body. When I started to go through puberty, he often remarked on how much I had "filled out" since the last time I saw him. He made said things like I'd need a bigger bra if I kept growing at this …
Continue reading Family Predators Create Easy Targets: My Story, Series Part 2
If you want to stop sexual abuse against children, start in your families. I am not talking about stranger danger. I mean start with the predators in your own family. You know the ones I'm talking about. The uncle no one wants to be around.The grandfather that girls try to avoid.The cousin that gives a lot …
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