My mom broke up with my step father when I was 8. He drank heavily but was a good man. He always kept me safe. My life was forever changed when my mom left him. Literally overnight. She moved my step dad out and moved the new man in after that we moved more to the country. He called me into my brother’s room. He was still a baby and said he wanted to teach me how to tell boys no at school. Then started touching me inappropriately and kissing me telling me he was teaching me what to do if I got in a bad situation. This continued to happen until I was 17. Then I ran away.
There is no fairy tale ending to my story. I did tell my mom who does believe me. Telling my sister has separated our relationship because she still sees that man as a father figure and my mom is still with him today. I am working on my self everyday but it makes you feel raped everyday when your family chooses the rapist instead of you.
Dear Survivor, thank you for sharing your story with the Brave Miss World community. I hope that sharing your story, and reading some of the others here, will make you feel less alone, because I am confident there are so many people who can relate to you. I hope you do have people in your life who you can trust and who can help you heal, and I hope one day your family can give you the support you deserve.
Dear Survivor, It took a lot of strength to write your story here. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. I agree with Maryrose entirely that what happened to you was not your fault. Having said that, I understand how awful it can feel when you are not believed. I believe you. Please continue to work on yourself. There are a few resources in the “Get Help” section of our site that might be of interest. Wishing you safety and peace in 2016. Alexis