Survivors' Experiences

"She won’t tell me anything.
I knew it had happened to her too…how else could she have described the squirming and wiggling that I had been through…
I just want to be able to help her.
To set her free from what happened to her.
I know she’s my Mum and kids aren’t “meant” to be supporting their mums like this…
…but I just feel so helpless.
How is she meant to help me if she doesn’t get help?
How is she meant to get help if I don’t help her?
Being the child of a sexual abuse survivor is hard…that’s an understatement.
If my Mum won’t talk about what happened to her then I guess I’m not meant to talk about what happened to me. She’s my Mum after all, so I should follow her example right?
I just wish my Mum knew about the light at the end of the tunnel…it’s not an oncoming train. It’s freedom.
How do I help her? Is it even possible?"

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