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Jun 09, 2010
 Daphne:
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

Oh, but you most definitely ARE an inspiration! As children, we have no choices and little if any power. As adults, we get to choose and we can take our power back, but sometimes we are so lost as a result of the effects of the abused and betrayals we suffered that we don't know how to make healthy choices for ourselves. But you found the way, Daphne; and for that, you should be SO proud. I'm certainly proud of you. Thank you for sharing your story with my visitors and me.

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Jun 09, 2010
 I'm happy for you
by: Mike

That's great news that you made something of your life and are now living happily. So many of us have lost out on so many years because of different forms of abuse. We need to do everything possible to help put a stop to abuse at early stages so people don't miss out on their growing up years and positive stories like yours can help other victims realise that their abuse doesn't have to continue. I hope your future remains bright and cheerful forever.
Jun 10, 2010
 Thank you :)
by: Kat

I second Darlene's comment.
Jun 21, 2010
 Always believe in yourself: I will: I'm WORTH it.
by: Maurice

I third Darlene's comment to you because she knows best: She is just wonderful Daphne the way she empatises with each of her visitors and you are no exception: I finishen my university: Good on you Daphne: You became the winner of your abusers once you acknowledged you are someone very special in your own right: You regained you self respect: you were acknowledged as gifted and tallented by your College Mates and professors: Your the BEST Daphne: I am, I am, Have a healthy mind in a healthy body, I am afraid Daphne this is my medicine for the young and so young for the past 40 years: I seen and experienced the difference it makes in peoples lives: Especially the teenager and the younger adult: This means you have to get out and about with your friends and women your age taking part in sporting and cultural activities: Team Sports are a great builder of SELF_ESTEEM: you display your giftedness, your tallents. your Athleteism; It broadens your horizons and aims and ideals you set for yourself: You'll make real and true friends for life and have aquaintances to share your life with: There is safety and learning in numbers Daphne: Ok, live well, laugh alot, love much beginning with yourself: I will: I can: I must: because I am WORTH it: Will you fourth Darlene's comment???
Jan 20, 2018
 Off Course
by: Anonymous

The sexual abuse and associated corruption I endured as a child altered my life course. Of that, I am now certain.

I have come to view my childhood and young adulthood this way: Imagine that early childhood is the ship building stage of one's life. Some of us are luckier than others in this early stage - some of us have loving, devoted parents who carefully build "the ship." I was lucky. The stars are beautiful, and the sea is then viewed as a wondrous, friendly tomorrow.

Then, we are systematically and carefully launched onto the sea. Once the ship pushes forward, even a little, our parents can only watch and wave from the dock. They can really only hope that we have all we need on-board to deflect and counter any unknown negativity and corruption approaching. Now, imagine further that as a young, healthy, balanced ship, the course is laid out. The math has been calculated. The trajectory toward a healthy, happy adulthood is set.

As a preteen, my ship was on course. Only 75 miles from the dock, BAM! a cannonball slammed into my side. The cannonball was not alone. The cannonball was a pedophile, and he brought backup--drugs, alcohol, and a whole briefcase full of grooming strategies. The cannonball slammed into the starboard side, and shifted my course and timeline. My rutter was damaged, and I was adrift in an ominous, dark, cloud-filled ocean with an unknown destination. In self-defense, I quickly learned to live for today, not toward tomorrow. A destination (a goal) seemed trivial and irrelevant. The worst part of this blind aggression, the most serious damage inflicted by the cannonball, occurred with the ship's diagnostic and navigational systems, not the rutter and not the initial point of impact. You see, I was off course and didn't know it! I didn't know the rutter was damaged.

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