tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369707972162200426.post4017245195560874383..comments2023-09-01T08:52:07.177-07:00Comments on Giraffes Make Me Laugh: A Six-Inch Valley Through the Middle of My SoulTMShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11674680231294740530noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369707972162200426.post-15292886597663230782009-07-08T15:21:10.330-07:002009-07-08T15:21:10.330-07:00P.S. I need to clarify. The victims have selective...P.S. I need to clarify. The victims have selectively chosen which family members they want to tell. Some know, others don't. They completely refuse to be involved in any legal action, and have resolved to lie if confronted. To them, death is worse than confronting this--even though ironically, they are dying a slow death already.vinestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681868702130236501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369707972162200426.post-29620388828172555802009-07-08T15:19:20.063-07:002009-07-08T15:19:20.063-07:00In my bitterness (which I have recently discovered...In my bitterness (which I have recently discovered can be dissolved if I will apply the Atonement), I have wanted to do that. It just so happens that the victims refuse to speak. <br /><br />As I continue to think about this, I am wondering if perhaps this challenge was custom-made for me. Not having closure can be and has been at times, unbearable for me. Maybe this is one of those times, when I have to learn to still love the beauty in my own life, and make the choice to not let this part of my life ruin me. At the end of the day, it really is a choice.---At least, I desperately hope it is.vinestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681868702130236501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369707972162200426.post-63420138156738156972009-07-03T19:54:25.875-07:002009-07-03T19:54:25.875-07:00There is a legal remedy. Sometimes that is the onl...There is a legal remedy. Sometimes that is the only thing that will cause the perpetrator to take notice. If the statute of limitations hasn't expired, consider the legal remedy. Sounds harsh, but it is the natural consequences of his actions.TMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11674680231294740530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-369707972162200426.post-2512654243635226382009-07-03T14:44:40.379-07:002009-07-03T14:44:40.379-07:00Thank you for sharing this. I think you have been ...Thank you for sharing this. I think you have been blessed with the miracle spiritual gift that is forgiveness. At least for me, and the dear women in my family that have been sexually abused, I have had the toughest time even wanting to pray for forgiveness.In my case, it's because the perpetrator (also a family member) for almost fifty years now, has not sought reconciliation with them, and has continued as normal. <br /><br />I can see here, through you, that unconditional forgiveness is possible! At the same time I wonder, if the consequences of abuse last so long and are so hard to manage and have victory over, how does one continue to let go of the anger when every day there is a battle to face? <br /><br />You don't have to answer these questions...I'm mostly asking myself them. <br /><br />Thank you again.vinestreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681868702130236501noreply@blogger.com