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In reply to the discussion: About girls and women not telling after they're attacked [View all]Haggis for Breakfast
(6,831 posts)16. No, you are NOT alone.
There are a lot of women who are reading this right now and nodding. And crying.
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I know why. I'm so sorry it happened to you too. There is an embarrassment and shame
Maraya1969
Sep 2018
#3
Don't worry. I was molested riding alone on a city bus back in the late 1970s
Tardislass
Sep 2018
#5
Reminds me of a similar situation that happened to me at the same age
Zing Zing Zingbah
Sep 2018
#38
No, we don't tell because it's an ugly disgusting thing that happened to us. Hell, I can barely
AnotherMother4Peace
Sep 2018
#8
Oh MM - you & me except I was 5-6: "Get to safety and keep quiet. Don't start anything"
AnotherMother4Peace
Sep 2018
#18
Yeah-pretty f**ked up stuff & when I hear Hatch saying: "She's mixed up"-I feel threatened again
AnotherMother4Peace
Sep 2018
#22
I'm sorry. I should have said that at the outset before telling my brother's story
MaryMagdaline
Sep 2018
#27
Why? First, discussing sexual experiences of any kind, with parents is uncomfortable
whathehell
Sep 2018
#37