Replies to 'Childhood Sexual Abuse Support'

     I sure wish the support systems that exist today were around when I was still in the foster care system. Six of the nine years I spent on that merry-go-round were a living hell. In my first foster home, I was sexually assaulted by a babysitter. My foster mother beat me with a strap, demanding that I tell her what happened (the ignorance regarding child molestation was unbelievable). At seven years of age, I was unable to articulate what was happening to me. (Neither Social Services nor the police were ever notified.)  

     In my second foster home, the molestation continued with the head of the household. His wife (as well as the social workers) looked the other way. After all, with four cash cows/domestic servants/decoys, why mess up a good thing?That man could have raped me in front of her; all she would have done was tell me to take a bath and fix dinner. What I would have given to have one concerned adult ask me what's wrong--and set out to make things right.  

     My father being awarded custody was the best thing to happen in years. I never told him about what I had endured. He was on parole for second-degree murder at the time; had he found out what was going on, someone else would have ended up dead. My molesters were never brought to justice; hence, there was never any closure. It is only by the grace of God that I haven't taken a wrong path in life; how many others out there haven't been so fortunate?