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Dear Abby: Mom doesn’t grasp my disgust for the brother who abused me

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Abuse has affected my ability to hold onto relationships, and I fight depression often, which I am good at hiding. Predators groom victims by first establishing a close relationship with them. I hope it will help her understand that getting the family together is not in the cards now.

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Chicago Sun Times

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Dear Abby: Mom doesn’t grasp my disgust for the brother who abused me

DEAR ABBY: One of my siblings was abused as a child. In turn, he abused me when he was a pre-teen and into his teens. It stopped when he got a girlfriend at the age of 14. This was news to my parents. Now that the cat is out of the bag, I have tried to explain to my mom that I don’t like being around him. She has heard me, but she pretends like it didn’t happen and still tries to get everyone together for holidays, etc. The idea of seeing him ma…

3 years ago·Chicago, United States

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Boston Herald

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Dear Abby: Abused by brother, but mom doesn’t want to hear it

Dear Abby: One of my siblings was abused as a child. In turn, he abused me when he was a pre-teen and into his teens. It stopped when he got a girlfriend at the age of 14. This was news to my parents.Now that the cat is out of the bag, I have tried to explain to my mom that I don’t like being around him. She has heard me, but she pretends like it didn’t happen and still tries to get everyone together for holidays, etc. The idea of seeing him mak…

3 years ago·Boston, United States

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