Quote From: tobbie1Dear country mom in MD,
I commend you for your courage and your extended dedication to this problem.My little girl was being sexually abused by her father after we had gotten a divorce and she was on her summers with him for long periods of time.I did not find out what was going on until after he had killed his stepdaughter.When this happened my daughter finally spoke up that this had been happening to her also.She was so afraid that because she thought that she was alone in it,but after the death of her stepsister(whom she loved very much)it brought out what he had been doing to her also.She realized ,at the age of 10 ,that she had to tell because it was not her fault he was doing this and that he had also been doing it to her stepsister at the same time.But,It did take her months to see, that she needed to talk about it and help to put him where he needed to be.Don't get me wrong,she loves her father still,but ,she can not forgive him yet for taking her sister away(she was 15 when he killed her and raped her)he is now on death row in the Alabama State Prisons.So,I to can understand your purpose and your fight and I Thank you so much for what you are doing alone in your town and your church.Sincerely,A Proud Mother
Thank you for your kind response, it was truly appreciated.
I'm so sorry your daughter had to suffer such abuse, and so very sorry she lost her stepsister in such a tragic way. Your exhusband is now reaping what he sowed. Unfortunately, there are too many abusers out there who are getting away with their crimes. It's unfortunate too, that he wasn't caught until he had taken that child's life. I'm so thankful your daughter was spared and that you still have her to love. I hope you both have received worthwhile counseling so you can both heal. I can't imagine how your daughter can still love her father, but then, relationships are so very confusing sometimes, aren't they? We all want a father who will protect us, love us, whom we can trust. I finally realized that God is the only father I will ever have who I can completely trust and whom I know loves me unconditionally. Sorry, don't mean to "preach" as some would think; it's just that God and His Son Jesus Christ are very much a part of my life, and without them, I don't believe I'd be in the wonderful marriage I'm in (for 22 years!) and have the peaceful life I now live, along with my beautiful teen daughter - the light of my life. I also now have the courage to share my story and the desire to help others in similar circumstances in any way I possibly can.
Thank you again for sharing a painful part of your life with me, a total stranger.
Blessings to you and your daughter,
A Country Mom in MD
