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Well, I'll be darned. Yesterday, J signed for a Fedex envelope and as soon as I saw the handwriting with my kids names addressed in it, my heart started thudding out of my chest. In it 2 cards addressed to each of our daughters with $50 visa gift cards and it said I love you forever plus one...

Update: Neurologist put me on Propranolol today because I was complaining that the Topamax that I have been taking as a migraine preventative was making me dumb as rocks. Neuro said the Propranolol (which will be my new migraine preventative) should help keep my anxiety level down and the panic...

Dear Beetle, Your post made me smile not in a "haha laughing at you kinda way", but because it really takes a great snapshot of those with OCD tendencies. It's been a rough day for me. Thanks for the smile and welcome to the forum. I'm new here too and the folks here have been great.

I just want to say... You are not alone. There are many of us here that you can talk to. As I am reading your post, I can sense that you have a lot of pain, anger, and sadness inside. Are you currently seeing a therapist or someone you can talk to about your feelings?

I have been on Cymbalta since 2010. Used in combination with Clonazepam at night, it usually does pretty well keeping my depression and anxiety at bay. The Cymbalta is also dual use for me as I am a migraine sufferer. On January 1st, they refilled my Cymbalta at the pharmacy and I realized...

....Or you can also enter the psychology field and live your life figuring things out day in and day out to avoid "feeling." Thank you for posting about this. I notice that the more trauma I endure (as my trauma seems to pile on. I'm still trying to figure out a way to stop the cycle), the...

If this ordeal has taught me one thing. It is to be strong for my children and the man I love. The tears I cry in the dark, I cry for them. I mourn for everything they have lost and all the pain they are suffering. I used to be so self-centered and selfish. This is proof that love changes...

I think what this really all boils down to is, while Jan is not the one on trial for molesting our children, she should not be in a position that advocates for children when she did not even do the basic thing any advocate should have done: report her granddaughters situation. When she "warned"...

@Abstract I should have been more concise and clear. I should have clarified that we never knew the extent of Christina's situation as she never discussed this with any of us directly. I personally heard second hand remarks from family members to watch out for Christina as she was a liar, etc...

Nothing ever came out of Christina's investigation. No records of police reports, investigations, etc. We have a feeling that this is partly why Jan was actively trying to get her father out of town.... To cover up what happened to her own daughter as well. What she claims she did and what...

It is interesting that you brought this up. I have a shaky feeling of belonging right now. We recently moved to a new town about a year and a half ago, left friends behind and met some new ones. However my other half isn't quite as social as I so we don't hang out with the other couple as...

They did not specify the action. She is still working there, so at best, a warning may have been all she would have gotten? Obviously, the letter was shared with her, as you all know. As someone who works with human behavior, she shows all the signs of someone in denial, perhaps a victim...

@HelenB You have voiced a suspicion we have had for many months now. The initial appropriate response then the coverup and denial is typical of a victim trying to protect her abuser. As for the letter, I can see your point as to why she may have been furnished a copy. I don't know how it is...

Unfortunately, they are not licensed social workers and do not have a governing body or a licensure board. Thank you so much for everyones support on this thread. This site has been a wonderful resource for me as one of my goals has been not to internalize so much. So much has gone on. I...

The conversation with Roberta, (the executive director) was actually with my fiance'. It was taped through an application on his phone. Our state laws allow for only one party consent for electronic recording. That is why we presented the callous way she handled that conversation in that...

They replied with a letter: Thank you for your letter of September 15th, 2013. One of the missions of the CAC... yada yada We are very sorry that your children have had to suffer from this abuse and know that you will do all you can to support the through this process. It is our understanding...

I scanned the post. And while I did leave the County where the center in question is located, our physical location is actually very far from there as they are not the ones working with the children. I was going to try to edit out any details pertaining to location as you suggested but the...

Showing her the letter vs. giving her a copy free for her to disseminate as she sees fit is a completely different thing. I am having a very intense reaction to your last comment. We never left the home while Mr.C was with the kids. His acts of molestation occurred mostly when my fiancé was...

@Lucycat, you might have been trying to view it when I was editing it. Is it up there now?

I've suffered multiple traumas in my life but nothing compares to the grief and loss that has come with my children being molested by my fiances grandfather. As I described in my introduction post, we have lost so many family members in this process, but this is not the post to go into detail...

Thank you for your warm welcomes. Sorry for the typos. The iPad seems to have a mind of its own when it comes to autocorrecting some words too. :/

Hi, everyone. I am so glad to have found this forum. I am a PTSD sufferer three times over and supporter to three. Let me give you the Cliff's Notes version: I was sexually abused as a child, fondled for an entire year by the chauffeur of a neighbor with whom I carpooled. I was 8 or 9. I...