Comments on: It is not your fault http://karenrayne.com/2010/05/14/it-is-not-your-fault/ Mon, 21 May 2012 19:10:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Alice http://karenrayne.com/2010/05/14/it-is-not-your-fault/comment-page-1/#comment-5652 Alice Thu, 20 May 2010 14:48:57 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/?p=873#comment-5652 Thank you, Ruth. I believe strongly that I would have made better decisions if I had not been afraid to tell the (older) adults in my life what was going on. Having been told "Don't have sex before marriage," I assumed that the abuse was my fault and that telling would result in losing my support system. Open, honest, judgment-free conversations between adults and teenagers (young adults, I was 20) are a part of sexuality education that can literally prevent tragedy. Thank you, Ruth. I believe strongly that I would have made better decisions if I had not been afraid to tell the (older) adults in my life what was going on. Having been told “Don’t have sex before marriage,” I assumed that the abuse was my fault and that telling would result in losing my support system. Open, honest, judgment-free conversations between adults and teenagers (young adults, I was 20) are a part of sexuality education that can literally prevent tragedy.

]]> By: Ruth Rinehart http://karenrayne.com/2010/05/14/it-is-not-your-fault/comment-page-1/#comment-5635 Ruth Rinehart Sun, 16 May 2010 16:49:11 +0000 http://karenrayne.com/?p=873#comment-5635 Alice, thank you so much for your bravery in publishing this. We always need to hear these raw, true stories, as compelling examples of the ability to grow out of such pain, and grow into healing. Blessings to you, your heart, and your example. Blessings to you as you raise your girls into a stronger wholeness. Thank you. Alice, thank you so much for your bravery in publishing this. We always need to hear these raw, true stories, as compelling examples of the ability to grow out of such pain, and grow into healing. Blessings to you, your heart, and your example. Blessings to you as you raise your girls into a stronger wholeness. Thank you.

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