Hi Terrie- I just wish that the people closest to me could understand about the little girl part of me and understand why sometimes i may be more clingy or feel needy, and that they could understand that when I say "I love you" to them it's because I need to hear it said back to me. It seems like people think this is something that happened along time ago and that I should be "over it" and that to still be affected by the abuse (sexual and physical) means that I am feeling sorry for myself or that I don't want to "forget about it." Well, I can't just forget about it. It was a major life event with the physical abuse taking up four years of my life and the sexual abuse taking a year and a half of my life. I just want a little understanding, a little reassurance, even if that reassurance needs to be given every day. Is all I need to hear from the people who care about me is that I am loved, safe and that I will never be abandoned again. That would only take about two minutes to say to me every day, but it would make such a world of difference to me and the little girl inside of me. Thanks for listening and letting me vent. Cindy
Posted on Nov 30, 2000, 9:17 PM from IP address 129.176.160.61