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Sep 10, 2008
 Betrayal...
by: Darlene Barriere - Webmaster

Rachael, I am so sorry people didn't believe you. To tell was such a courageous act.

Your mother certainly let you down. A mother's first and foremost job is to protect her children and keep them safe from harm. Your mother failed on that count. And if that wasn't bad enough, she was actually trading you for cash and appliances. Then to work to make sure your molester never saw the inside of a prison wall, she again chose him over her precious daughter. What she did for all those years was the ultimate form of betrayal and abandonment. She was an enabler, which makes her every bit as guilty as the men who sexually offended you.

I do hope you find the peace you are looking for through the court system, Rachael. And I do hope you are in some form of counselling to help you through all this. I understand there are victim and witness services available to you through your system; use those resources if they are there for you.

Before I sign off, allow me to congratulate you on passing those exams. Fantastic achievement!

Darlene Barriere
Violence & Abuse Prevention Educator
Author: On My Own Terms, A Memoir
Dec 16, 2008
 STILL SEARCHING
by: Anonymous

just an update from when i posted the story, the police have contacted me and stated that even with my friends staement they are not going to go ahead so i am still unclear of the cases i have had to contact to request a subject access request under the data protection act and the freedom of information act to accure the case files and information on cases i was involved with, i am still so far away from knowing what actually went on but after 18 years of not knowing my dad i have finally met him and he has provided me with some information which confirms my mum is a lier my mind wont be put at rest unless i see all the files and have read them myself

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