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AIBU to actually believe my mum, over my daughter?

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AdamsAppleAA · 13/03/2016 20:30

Hi all, this just keeps playing around in my head and I'm not sure who I believe now.

I'm not too familiar with the site, so not sure how many responses I'd get, but I'll answer you all after my shower.

My daughter is 12. She has a long past of mental health disorders. She is on medication and has recently been released from an eating disorder clinic. She's doing well though.

My mother is an older woman and has a few heart conditions and is in and out of hospital. Last night, my daughter told me that she makes her feel uncomfortable and goes on to describe inappropriate touching. I was horrified.

I began to talk to her and she described things, etc. However, she said one of the main things was on a certain date when my mother was in hospital, so it was either a mix up, or a lie? I have been trying to juggle my time between the pair of them and there was an appointment I had to go to with my mum, but I also had a time to go and visit dd. I rearranged. I'm wondering if it stems from this?

Who would you believe? WWYD?

DawnMumsnet · 14/03/2016 19:09

Evening all,

We've had a number of reports about this thread from people who are extremely concerned about the advice being given to the OP.

We'd agree with many of the posters on this thread who have said that this is a safeguarding issue and disclosures of sexual abuse need to go straight to the police, regardless of any mental health issues.

OP, we're glad that you've decided to report this so that people who are trained to deal with these issues can advise you. We hope your DD's okay. Flowers

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