Posted by maryhelen on May 3, 2003, at 11:35:16
In reply to Re: The biggest shock in my life..... » maryhelen, posted by noa on May 2, 2003, at 17:25:57
Thanks everyone for your assurances that I did the best I could and that I am a good mother.
Noa:
Your observations that the neigbhourhood pedophile served an important purpose for both my daughter and myself struck me as both ironic and humorous. Not that anything is funny about sexual abuse. I think we have to keep a sense of humour when we are going through all the struggles that we do. One of the great things about this board is all the different perspectives, ideas, experiences, sharing, honesty and caring and that there are always different ways of looking at things. Here, where it is sometimes easier to talk to each other than our best friends.
By the way, the pedophile was quietly and quickly removed from his home. As I had mentioned I had a friend who was a social worker in the school where I worked. She also worked in the local school. I was such a raving maniac about something being done and threatened her that if one more child was touched it would be her fault. I think she probably got a little scared. He ended up in the other end of the city in a supervised home. Not great, but better than nothing.Thanks again Noa. I kept myself entertained last night when I couldn't sleep, as usual, with thoughts of how I could thank the pedophile. Roses, dinner, introduce him to my nine brothers and sister "Meet John, the pedophile. He was instrumental in us knowing what our father has done, how he allowed me to almost destroy our family through my revelations." Then we all decided he would adopt us and be our father because ours is now dead. Sorry, you must think I'm nuts, but for me the images were cracking me up and helped me through hours of insomnia.
I better go for now before the white coats come to the door.
maryhelen
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