I'm sorry to all those who have been through abuse. It certainly seems a common theme :(
I was about age 3-8 I think but there is no way I'll ever know. I repressed it for years and only told when I was 13, and of course he (my uncle - and writing that I just realised he was sort of in my dream last night ugh :() denied it to all but my grandma.
I can see why you don't want to write or draw about it spidey it can make you feel vulnerable. I think the point of art therapy is that it's a safe space so you aren't having to explain the results to anyone but the therapist, and maybe it's something you could consider at some point IF and only if it appeals. By the way your DS has great taste in books - Meg and Mog are fab! :o What else does he like? I work in a library, I love books.
I was up before 6, I desperately hoped DCs would still be asleep when DH and DSDs left, but no :( I told them they could have their 30 mins each iPad time in my bed - like it's a treat for them :o but actually it's given me an extra hour snuggled up! Then we are going to watch spirited away when we go downstairs. It's going to be a very screeny day today :(
Thanks Pulled I don't feel so terrible right now - mornings are usually better - but there's no way I can manage it - two different trains and a long walk, then standing around during the run (and subsequent food festival) with possibly zero chance of a bench to sit on, it's actually not safe for me to be with the DCs on my own there when it's crowded :( I didn't want DSDs to take the DCs - they are 16 and one does babysit a lot at home but this event is likely to be so busy and chaotic and DS (5) in particular is way too much of a handful in these situations.
They seem to have got over the disappointment now though. Plus we have leftover Chinese for lunch yay :)