Has anyone written one?
Tomorrow morning, I have to go to the courthouse, the defendant will be over the phone. I'm so scared it's not even funny.
When I was 13, I woke up, and my father's son shot me through my bedroom door. Alot has happened since then, and alot of proof has been brought about that he DID do it on purpose. But for this that or the other reason, nothing substantial has happened to him.
Until recently. He cut off his ankle bracelet and is now in a psych ward. My impact statement was to include how this has affected me, and now I feel like I'm reliving it all over again, having to go through every detail.
I feel like I'm going to puke the minute I step into that courtroom.
I guess I should also add that another thing that is bringing me alot of anxiety is the fact that only my mother is on my side in this. My dad is like, 1.5 steps in his son's corner and .5 in mine if that.
He literally told me to "tell them 15 years is WAY too long for him, and not to throw him under the bus"
I'm totally going to cry, scream, and lock myself in the bathroom tomorrow afternoon.
Tomorrow morning, I have to go to the courthouse, the defendant will be over the phone. I'm so scared it's not even funny.
When I was 13, I woke up, and my father's son shot me through my bedroom door. Alot has happened since then, and alot of proof has been brought about that he DID do it on purpose. But for this that or the other reason, nothing substantial has happened to him.
Until recently. He cut off his ankle bracelet and is now in a psych ward. My impact statement was to include how this has affected me, and now I feel like I'm reliving it all over again, having to go through every detail.
I feel like I'm going to puke the minute I step into that courtroom.
I guess I should also add that another thing that is bringing me alot of anxiety is the fact that only my mother is on my side in this. My dad is like, 1.5 steps in his son's corner and .5 in mine if that.
He literally told me to "tell them 15 years is WAY too long for him, and not to throw him under the bus"
I'm totally going to cry, scream, and lock myself in the bathroom tomorrow afternoon.