| It's an all too familiar story: A child
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| | that it could have happened; she just
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| is abused, finally finds the courage to
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| | didn't remember it. By then, it was too
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| tell someone, and nothing is done. The
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| | late to bring her to court. In the
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| child is then forced to live with not
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| | meantime, she ensured my silence by
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| only any abuse still continuing, but with
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| | demeaning me when I attempted to get help
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| the past abuse and all the issues abuse
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| | for myself.Now, at 37, I've developed
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| brings. The child is also forced to
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| | bipolar disorder. My doctors believe the
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| suffer silently and is made to feel as
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| | bipolar manifested as a direct result of
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| though it is his or her fault because
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| | the abuse. I am a single parent,
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| their abuser was never held accountable.I
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| | medically disabled, worse than broke and
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| am one of those adult children.When I was
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| | angry that I cannot take this woman to
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| 10, I was adopted by a single lesbian
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| | court because there are statutes of
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| woman in New York. Before I was adopted,
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| | limitation on reporting abuse.There are
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| she molested me. I never was asked if I
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| | none for murder. That makes sense, since
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| wanted to be adopted by her. My
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| | a victim of murder will always be a
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| caseworker at the time only wanted to
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| | victim; they can no longer speak.But for
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| hear the good things. I'd already been
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| | victims of abuse who are trying to
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| through three other foster homes and I
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| | survive, there's no help. We are stuck
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| was too much to handle, so it was natural
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| | with monstrous medical bills, counselor
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| that everyone wanted me adopted.Finally,
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| | bills, medications, nightmares, issues-
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| a few years later, I found the courage to
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| | the list goes on.We don't want huge sums
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| report the abuse to my high school
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| | of money, because money won't take away
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| guidance counselor, Dr. Jason Schwartz,
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| | the horror. However, the money would pay
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| Nyack High School in Nyack, N.Y. He
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| | for our medical bills, and help in the
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| believed me.Unfortunately, CPS did not.I
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| | interim as we await disability.We never
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| kept my mouth shut for years after that.
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| | asked for what they did to us, yet we are
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| There is another story in between that
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| | forced to pay as a common criminal.We are
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| which forced my silence as my abuser made
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| | in our own private prison for something
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| sure I was ridiculed enough to that
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| | we did not do.The laws must be
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| point.I tried for several years after
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| | changed!Thanks-
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| turning 18 to get her to take
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| | Jacqui OdellLifeWriter is an author on
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| responsibility and tell the truth.She
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| | which is a site for Writers.She writes
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| went from all out denying everything to
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| | frequently on issues of child abuse,
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| eventually coming as close as she would
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| | mental health and animal issues.
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| to telling the truth by letting me know
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