I didn't know what to do
I was only 9 when it happened, I still don't talk about it much. But what happend was he said if I didn't do this he would kill me and pointed to the pocket knife on the table. And I knew what was happening because my parents had always told me what to do in a situation like this. I wanted to run out the door, I wanted to scream for help, but I couldn't. I opened my mouth and nothing came out. I tried to get up and I was pulled back down. Nothing worked. A few weeks later my mom gets a call from the police station asking if he did anything to me, she said no because she thought nothing happened because I didn't tell her because I was embarrassed that it happened. I finally told my dad after I was sent to inpatient because they said I had to tell a parent. My mom isn't a good person, I can't trust her, and I will never tell her about it. It was her fault in the first place. She sent me to get babysat by a man from her church (I don't go because I lost all reason to live basically after that) mind you he was in his 50s. He is in trial right now because he did the same thing to 2 of his nieces. He isn't in jail yet and they won't let me testify because my mom said it didn't happen when they asked years ago. So now I live with the constant fear of him coming and killing me.
@ihavethebigsad777
Hey! It must have taken a lot of courage to open up about all this. You were so young and I can't imagine how much it hurts you to live with this every single day..
From what I understand, it sounds like he manipulated and threatened and you still live in fear of that. You didn't tell your mother when it happened and I want you to know that it's a normal reaction. Being hurt so badly leaves us feeling guilt and shame (even though it wasn't your fault).
Telling your father years later must've difficult too. Knowing the man who hurt you is still out there can cause troubling thoughts and feelings.
Focusing on yourself is the most important thing now. You matter, what you went through matters and your healing matters too. You're not alone..
If you want to talk more about this, feel free to put out a general request or message a listener from the browse listeners page. You might want to check out some self-help guides too which are available on 7Cups.
Take care~ Sierra❤️