Youngest of 3, and I was the most outgoing. I was into sports and clubs, and after school church activities.
I came home from field hockey, all sweaty and stinky, and needed a shower like no tomorrow!
I went straight in and to my room to get a change of clothes, and someone was in there already!
It was my older brother having some heavy sex from the sounds of it, and her legs in the air. Strange that he was in our sister’s bed.
He was in our sister!
I needed to get out of there!
I showered and came back in a towel, and knocked Loudly.
I needed clothes to change into, and Yes, I saw that!
I don’t want to hear more about it!
She talked to me about it later. She told me they were looking at some adult stuff, and he forced himself on her. She was ultra embarrassed at it, and would be grateful if she could count on my keeping it secret.
Wrong on so many levels, I think until today.
Sisters are Sisters, I let it be her secret to Share.
She would talk to me on occasion that she felt so dirty.
I told her that it did not change who she was.
He never apologized for doing it.
We discussed all the talk about abusers, and she told me she was wrong to keep it to herself.
He is Patrick
The Survivor is Valerie
Her Support(Me) is Catherine
wow thats messed up on so many levels. You should tell your parents.
Dear Catherine – thank you so much for posting here. First of all – I want to thank you for being supportive of Valerie. You are absolutely correct that her story is hers to share and keeping that trust is SO important. I’m glad she still talks to you. It can be so hard to hear about someone else’s story but thank you for being so strong and so brave. If she wants to talk to others, I think you should encourage her to see a therapist in addition to talking to you and/or her other friends; she isn’t dirty and I know you can see that but it can be so hard from her perspective. A therapist is trained to work with her on that. And if you ever feel like YOU need support or someone to talk to, you could also talk to a counselor. Even though it is not your story, it is your sister and anything you’re feeling is valid and should be addressed. It’s important to take care of yourself too. Thank you for being a supporter. You have all of my love and respect! Love, Alexis