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To be angry and feel let down by mum and sister? **Content warning - title edited by MNHQ**

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Fredface1 · 23/03/2023 13:46

Background mum was a teen when she had me and her parents did most of my upbringing until I was 10. Mum then met step father and he moved in. Long story short step father was SA to me from age 11 to 15. I was never safe and was terrified. Most attacks came when I was asleep. Finally I told my mum when I was 28 as I had never thought she would believe me as a child. Guess what, she didnt believe me as an adult. So after I threatened them with the police and to take a lie detector to prove my allegations SF confessed. But said it had all been his way of 'having a joke'. This joke was relentless for 6 years. I didn't go to the police as an adult because my mother and stepfather by then had a 4 year old child ( my sister 24 years my junior). Not reporting to the police meant i waived any right to criminal injuries compensation ( up to 100k for the type of abuse endured) which I could have used to help with therapy. Despite all this I've been successful in my career and marriage and my children are fully aware of the situation and have been protected and my DH and DCs all love me and are wonderful. We are all a lot older now. Sister is now grown and in her own house, and I do love her but it transpired a couple of years ago that mum told me they were leaving the entire house ( 500k) they own to my sister ( after my sister piped up that she was inheriting the lot). My step father is apparently angry at me for outing him so she has his full share as his only biological child and mother's reason is this is house that sister grew up in and is her home ( despite sister mo longer living there and despite them selling the one I grew up in to buy it). I feel like I'm being abused all over again by all of them now. Theyve only got the stupid house because I didnt report him all those years ago because I knew he would lose his job and sister and mum would not have been able to afford it. Also the main reason for outing SF was to protect sister which worked and to make clear my children would never be left in their care. Ever. I don't need their money but that's because I had to fight to survive and I made choices over the years to ensure independence financially. AIBU to feel like this is a second death ( abuse all over again)? Or should I just accept what feels like another batch of complete injustice. ? Ps. This will be definitely outing if my family read this but frankly I no longer care.

OP posts:
mindutopia · 23/03/2023 22:40

I’m so sorry this has happened to you. It’s so natural to feel hurt by this. There are so many of us out here living through the same. In my case, my stepfather was not my abuser, but I outed his abuse of someone else (after conviction when he’d tried to keep it secret from friends and family). My mum didn’t believe me about my own abuse (her response when I told her was, ‘I always expected this sort of thing from you’) and harassed and disinherited me because of her partner’s abuse. His own daughters (who he abused) are also NC so who knows who they’ll leave anything to to be honest. 3 daughters and 4 grandchildren who have chosen to have nothing to do with them. What a life to chose.

But there really are so many of us. Look up the Second Wound website and on Instagram. I’ve found them really supportive.

takeme · 23/03/2023 22:43

OP,

I am so sorry. But somehow still , amongst your trauma, you "owe" (wrong word sorry) him his freedom just because he kept his side of the bargain.

There may have been all sorts of reasons he didn't SA your half sister. He may have simply not wanted to - and he is giving himself power by making you feel he did it because of your words.

The truth is he is a sexual predator and a criminal. Nothing he can say can be trusted.

You are still so deeply understandably traumatised but a plea deal betwen a rapist and a child is coercive control.

Please go to the police. He has confessed. He may have a light sentence but his time will be SHIT inside no matter what

takeme · 23/03/2023 22:45

OP * you DON'T OWE

takeme · 24/03/2023 21:07

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