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Wow. Think I might leave this forum. Have fun guys, sorry I couldn't stick around. Hopefully there's another one to get support from :(

These books have taught many a child to read, they are great :) She was a single mum living in poverty at the time of writing them, very inspirational woman.

How are you feeling today Lauren?

This, right here, is why I still have compassion for the person who attacked me. Thank you so much for sharing, it takes a lot of courage to admit to being raped but it takes a lot more to admit to what you did and apologise for it.

I have a Sister-In-Law who is nasty like that. Lucky she's just an In-Law so I can say a big F U to her and not have to deal with her. It's difficult isnt it when people are so utterly disrespectful and use our weaker moments against us when the same people are meant to family who support us...

Yes. I have extensive scarring to both legs and minimal scarring to the tummy, chest, back of the left hand and the right forearm. The legs bother me the most.

Please take care and make a call if needed. Vitamin C won't kill you, but I am very concerned about your frame of mind.

I've downplayed everything to those around me except a couple of very close people. It's more to save them from seeing it.

I've had this entire year off work, may or may not be back at work next year, and would probably get really offended if someone told me that it's in my best interest to return to work. Not meaning to be hostile at all, just being honest.

I wasn't particularly a fan of Harry Potter, but when my daughter (now 10) was 7, nearing her 8th birthday, she requested a Harry Potter book for her birthday. Because she has Autism, she was unable to read anything on her own. She was given the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter And The...

And so the cycle of abuse continues with more victims :(

I'm hoping what I'm learning will carry me through.

Because I came in late in the year, this year won't be a problem because it goes by calendar year but next year 10 sessions won't even cover once a month.

Wicked child, Thanks, he has been caught which is how I know his age. The police have never seen anyone so young be as violent as he was. He's a danger to himself and society. He was also a victim himself, which doesn't excuse it but it does explain it. He attacked a number of people in a...

I want so much to fix things. When I think about the children I teach it breaks my heart to know a percentage of them will be raped, it breaks my heart also to know that a percentage of them will be the ones to commit that crime. What can we do about it so it doesn't happen?

Probably a crocodile. Thick skinned and designed to live in tropical conditions near water.

Once again I'm sitting in bed with my mind buzzing, trying to figure out why it happened, how it happened, ways it could have been prevented. Wondering what will happen next, what will happen to him, what will the future hold? Unsure of what life will be like, and if it even matters, if any of...

Small town mentality. Yes it's gossip, but it's taking it to the extreme and throwing in victim blaming with it. It's the harmful type of gossip that turns the victims into the bad guys. It's not ok. It's also slander, and you could possily take it further legally if you wanted to look into it.

You're 41 now and looking at it from adult eyes. At the time of this occurring, you were still a child yourself. He'd also now be a 41 year old man.

It was initially 6 then a further 6 on review, so 12 per year but now it's 10 per year. There is no Ministry for Mental Health anymore. It's a concern.

I know how you feel. I'm in my 30s and was raped and attacked with a knife by a 16yo kid. 16 is a lot more mature than 12 and I struggle with that. But you were raped. And that's who did it. I do know how you feel with the struggle though. I keep asking myself if he really knew the...

She read the reports from the police and hospital, the statement from me and my daughter, the forensic records, so she knew what happened to start with. Our sessions are about doing things and learning strategies rather than talking about what happened.

I have 10 sessions per calendar year, so since it's only just started I could go more often then next year only go 10 times through the year. Unless that's cut.

Oh, no, the Psychiatrist that I was told to see for a review (as a one-off) is $750 for a session. The one I'm seeing is bulk billed for 10 sessions a year. I've booked as far in advance as they have open so far.

We live in a rural area of North Qld so not much choice and everyone is booked out well in advance.