You must feel enormous shock, but don’t project this anger on to your sons, says Annalisa Barbieri
I’m the mother of two teenage boys, aged 19 and 15. We have tried to bring them up as socially aware, kind young men. Last year, my brother’s daughter alleged she had suffered a range of sexual crimes committed by her father over a number of years. He was tried, found guilty and is now in prison.
My niece had asked that as few family members as possible were told about what was going on until the outcome of the trial was known. I respected her wishes, so waited until the sentence was passed before telling my sons. Their response has horrified me. It ranged from disbelief that their cousin “let” this happen, to saying how she must have led him on. They also believe she was selfish in reporting the crime – she had moved away, so why couldn’t she “just get over it”?
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