Replies to '07/24 Behind Closed Doors'

I'm eager to see the upcoming show too.  Everytime I see the commercials I wonder if my mother is watching the same commercial.  My story is the same, except that it was my biological father and he was a police officer.  I told my mother the first time it happened at the age of 8, she pulled my hair and scolded me saying that it happened in his sleep and that he thought I was her.  The abuse continued and got worse.  5 years later when she found out he was having an affair with an 18 year old, I told her again.  This time she was willing to believe me.  We went down to the police station and I told my story to a room full of police officers and the chief of police, it was all tape recorded.  What a way to spend my 13th birthday.  Two weeks later my dad was severely depressed and suicidal talked my mother into forgiving him.  She was able to talk the chief of police into dropping the rape charges if my father agreed to resign and leave town quietly.  At the age of 13, I was left with no one else to turn.  To this day my mother says that he did this in his sleep and thought I was her, even though he has admitted it all to her.  They are still together.  My brothers have both allowed their daughters to spend the night over at their house.  My mother has taken babysitting jobs for little girls.  And I have moved thousands of miles away.  I married at 19, I'm still married and I thank God for allowing me to move far away and for helping me to survive.  My mother has never apologized and feels I'm unforgiving and need to let go of the past.  I forgive, but some things you just can't forget.  

I'm eager to see the upcoming show too.  Everytime I see the commercials I wonder if my mother is watching the same commercial.  My story is the same, except that it was my biological father and he was a police officer.  I told my mother the first time it happened at the age of 8, she pulled my hair and scolded me saying that it happened in his sleep and that he thought I was her.  The abuse continued and got worse.  5 years later when she found out he was having an affair with an 18 year old, I told her again.  This time she was willing to believe me.  We went down to the police station and I told my story to a room full of police officers and the chief of police, it was all tape recorded.  What a way to spend my 13th birthday.  Two weeks later my dad was severely depressed and suicidal talked my mother into forgiving him.  She was able to talk the chief of police into dropping the rape charges if my father agreed to resign and leave town quietly.  At the age of 13, I was left with no one else to turn.  To this day my mother says that he did this in his sleep and thought I was her, even though he has admitted it all to her.  They are still together.  My brothers have both allowed their daughters to spend the night over at their house.  My mother has taken babysitting jobs for little girls.  And I have moved thousands of miles away.  I married at 19, I'm still married and I thank God for allowing me to move far away and for helping me to survive.  My mother has never apologized and feels I'm unforgiving and need to let go of the past.  I forgive, but some things you just can't forget.  

I'm eager to see the upcoming show too.  Everytime I see the commercials I wonder if my mother is watching the same commercial.  My story is the same, except that it was my biological father and he was a police officer.  I told my mother the first time it happened at the age of 8, she pulled my hair and scolded me saying that it happened in his sleep and that he thought I was her.  The abuse continued and got worse.  5 years later when she found out he was having an affair with an 18 year old, I told her again.  This time she was willing to believe me.  We went down to the police station and I told my story to a room full of police officers and the chief of police, it was all tape recorded.  What a way to spend my 13th birthday.  Two weeks later my dad was severely depressed and suicidal talked my mother into forgiving him.  She was able to talk the chief of police into dropping the rape charges if my father agreed to resign and leave town quietly.  At the age of 13, I was left with no one else to turn.  To this day my mother says that he did this in his sleep and thought I was her, even though he has admitted it all to her.  They are still together.  My brothers have both allowed their daughters to spend the night over at their house.  My mother has taken babysitting jobs for little girls.  And I have moved thousands of miles away.  I married at 19, I'm still married and I thank God for allowing me to move far away and for helping me to survive.  My mother has never apologized and feels I'm unforgiving and need to let go of the past.  I forgive, but some things you just can't forget.  

I'm eager to see the upcoming show too.  Everytime I see the commercials I wonder if my mother is watching the same commercial.  My story is the same, except that it was my biological father and he was a police officer.  I told my mother the first time it happened at the age of 8, she pulled my hair and scolded me saying that it happened in his sleep and that he thought I was her.  The abuse continued and got worse.  5 years later when she found out he was having an affair with an 18 year old, I told her again.  This time she was willing to believe me.  We went down to the police station and I told my story to a room full of police officers and the chief of police, it was all tape recorded.  What a way to spend my 13th birthday.  Two weeks later my dad was severely depressed and suicidal talked my mother into forgiving him.  She was able to talk the chief of police into dropping the rape charges if my father agreed to resign and leave town quietly.  At the age of 13, I was left with no one else to turn.  To this day my mother says that he did this in his sleep and thought I was her, even though he has admitted it all to her.  They are still together.  My brothers have both allowed their daughters to spend the night over at their house.  My mother has taken babysitting jobs for little girls.  And I have moved thousands of miles away.  I married at 19, I'm still married and I thank God for allowing me to move far away and for helping me to survive.  My mother has never apologized and feels I'm unforgiving and need to let go of the past.  I forgive, but some things you just can't forget.  

I'm eager to see the upcoming show too.  Everytime I see the commercials I wonder if my mother is watching the same commercial.  My story is the same, except that it was my biological father and he was a police officer.  I told my mother the first time it happened at the age of 8, she pulled my hair and scolded me saying that it happened in his sleep and that he thought I was her.  The abuse continued and got worse.  5 years later when she found out he was having an affair with an 18 year old, I told her again.  This time she was willing to believe me.  We went down to the police station and I told my story to a room full of police officers and the chief of police, it was all tape recorded.  What a way to spend my 13th birthday.  Two weeks later my dad was severely depressed and suicidal talked my mother into forgiving him.  She was able to talk the chief of police into dropping the rape charges if my father agreed to resign and leave town quietly.  At the age of 13, I was left with no one else to turn.  To this day my mother says that he did this in his sleep and thought I was her, even though he has admitted it all to her.  They are still together.  My brothers have both allowed their daughters to spend the night over at their house.  My mother has taken babysitting jobs for little girls.  And I have moved thousands of miles away.  I married at 19, I'm still married and I thank God for allowing me to move far away and for helping me to survive.  My mother has never apologized and feels I'm unforgiving and need to let go of the past.  I forgive, but some things you just can't forget.