In a family where everyone is normalising what happened, it’s hard to chuck a grenade at it, says Annalisa Barbieri
I’m 22 and was sexually assaulted three years ago by my sister’s husband. My immediate family knows about it, yet I feel I got little or no support from them. My sister knows about it, but is still married to him. I have said that being around him affects me, yet my sister still brings him with her even when she knows I’ll be present.
The only reason I didn’t press charges is because she stayed with him. I have been ignoring my own feelings to spare hers, and am starting to resent my family. When they really need me, I help my family without hesitation. I am coming to a point where I want to move away.
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