Kahn
July 9th, 2010, 02:44 AM
Voice of Reason
Hello everyone. Some may know me, most do not. My name is Adam Knight. I have been a member of this site since October of 2009 and I am proud to be able to post and help. I overcame abuse in my own isolated way, but it turns out I was wrong from the start. What I learned this past month was possibly one of the greatest lessons I will learn in my life. I haven't told anyone about it except for those needed to be told, and that includes none of my online friends. It is something that has taught me the importance of closeness with family members, and the love that they can share. The fact that most of us need to speak out to someone and tell someone the horrors in which engulf us, the nightmares happening to us in reality. This is a true story. This just happened recently, and it makes me feel as if I saved a life. This is the story of how I saved my younger cousins, Abby and Drew, from sexual abuse from her brother and my older cousin, Justin.
It started out a regular day. I woke up around 12:00 to 1:00 and I was spending the day with my cousins Haylee, McKenna, Nolan, and Ty. It was lonely and boring so I called up my much funner cousin Drew. He said that Abby wanted to come over, so I obliged. I had no problem with Abby but her and McKenna get into fights. When they arrived Abby seemed angry and upset. Her and Drew had been fighting and I had over heard their conversation. She was saying how she would tell her mother about something and I began to get curious. I walked in and asked what they were arguing about. It turns out they were arguing about the computer. I asked what Abby was trying to blackmail Drew with and she got this odd look on her face. At that moment I guessed it was something small. I asked again and she looked at Drew in vain. I asked again jokingly thinking that it was something small like making out with a girl or calling someone names. She asked Drew if she could tell me and at that instant I knew it was something serious. His answer was no simply because he knew I would beat the shit out of him and I did. It turns out that Justin, Abby's older brother, made Drew try to force Abby to suck his penis. Abby refused, yet I still hurt Drew. After I found out about this I immediately knew that her mother must know. I asked her if anything else had happened and she sad no. I asked her if anything between her and Justin happened and she said no. I believed her hoping that she was not lying for her brother. When my Aunt came back I confronted her about the problem with Abby present. Abby was not happy, and neither was my Aunt but it had to be done. My Aunt told me it would be dealt with so I gave it little thought trying to get it out of my head. I couldn't.
A few days later the family went to counseling. I did not realize Drew had been a victim also because as he was talking to the counselor he broke down. He told her everything ranging from Justin having sex with Abby to Justin making Drew suck Justin's penis then Justin forcefully sucking Drew's. My Aunt, when she learned about what Drew had said, went into depression. She had cried for what seemed like 3 days straight and she could not believe what happened. Not only could she not handle it, but she couldn't handle confronting her Ex-Husband with the problem. Justin was the Ex's favorite and it was apparent. Breaking this hard news to him would be harder than talking to him about divorce my Aunt said, yet she went through with it. Angry the Ex would not allow Justin in the house for days. Justin had no clue what was going on. A few days after the Ex and Julie talked they met with Justin down at the Quarry where Julie runs. They confronted him and he admitted to doing the stuff he did. The counselor had already said Child Services must be contacted and they still haven't.
Justin has been going to counseling twice a week since the confrontation between him and my Aunt. I've asked Abby and Drew both if anything has been happening lately between them and they say nothing has. Abby had a physical and it was true what Drew had said, Abby's virginity had been taken by her older brother.
The main reason I wrote this was because I wanted to show what the power of a simple inquiry can turn into and how the power of a simple whisper can serve as a voice of reason. Abby has been noticeably happier, and so has Drew. People going through any kind of abuse need to speak out to an adult, a sibling, or even a cousin just as I had been. Every day abuse takes place and everyday somebody is curious about why you are sad, or why you have a few bruises. Don't sit there and make up a story, tell them what is going on. Communication is key. If you can tell someone do it as quickly as possible. Abby told someone and she is 10. You can tell someone. You can be helped.
Hello everyone. Some may know me, most do not. My name is Adam Knight. I have been a member of this site since October of 2009 and I am proud to be able to post and help. I overcame abuse in my own isolated way, but it turns out I was wrong from the start. What I learned this past month was possibly one of the greatest lessons I will learn in my life. I haven't told anyone about it except for those needed to be told, and that includes none of my online friends. It is something that has taught me the importance of closeness with family members, and the love that they can share. The fact that most of us need to speak out to someone and tell someone the horrors in which engulf us, the nightmares happening to us in reality. This is a true story. This just happened recently, and it makes me feel as if I saved a life. This is the story of how I saved my younger cousins, Abby and Drew, from sexual abuse from her brother and my older cousin, Justin.
It started out a regular day. I woke up around 12:00 to 1:00 and I was spending the day with my cousins Haylee, McKenna, Nolan, and Ty. It was lonely and boring so I called up my much funner cousin Drew. He said that Abby wanted to come over, so I obliged. I had no problem with Abby but her and McKenna get into fights. When they arrived Abby seemed angry and upset. Her and Drew had been fighting and I had over heard their conversation. She was saying how she would tell her mother about something and I began to get curious. I walked in and asked what they were arguing about. It turns out they were arguing about the computer. I asked what Abby was trying to blackmail Drew with and she got this odd look on her face. At that moment I guessed it was something small. I asked again and she looked at Drew in vain. I asked again jokingly thinking that it was something small like making out with a girl or calling someone names. She asked Drew if she could tell me and at that instant I knew it was something serious. His answer was no simply because he knew I would beat the shit out of him and I did. It turns out that Justin, Abby's older brother, made Drew try to force Abby to suck his penis. Abby refused, yet I still hurt Drew. After I found out about this I immediately knew that her mother must know. I asked her if anything else had happened and she sad no. I asked her if anything between her and Justin happened and she said no. I believed her hoping that she was not lying for her brother. When my Aunt came back I confronted her about the problem with Abby present. Abby was not happy, and neither was my Aunt but it had to be done. My Aunt told me it would be dealt with so I gave it little thought trying to get it out of my head. I couldn't.
A few days later the family went to counseling. I did not realize Drew had been a victim also because as he was talking to the counselor he broke down. He told her everything ranging from Justin having sex with Abby to Justin making Drew suck Justin's penis then Justin forcefully sucking Drew's. My Aunt, when she learned about what Drew had said, went into depression. She had cried for what seemed like 3 days straight and she could not believe what happened. Not only could she not handle it, but she couldn't handle confronting her Ex-Husband with the problem. Justin was the Ex's favorite and it was apparent. Breaking this hard news to him would be harder than talking to him about divorce my Aunt said, yet she went through with it. Angry the Ex would not allow Justin in the house for days. Justin had no clue what was going on. A few days after the Ex and Julie talked they met with Justin down at the Quarry where Julie runs. They confronted him and he admitted to doing the stuff he did. The counselor had already said Child Services must be contacted and they still haven't.
Justin has been going to counseling twice a week since the confrontation between him and my Aunt. I've asked Abby and Drew both if anything has been happening lately between them and they say nothing has. Abby had a physical and it was true what Drew had said, Abby's virginity had been taken by her older brother.
The main reason I wrote this was because I wanted to show what the power of a simple inquiry can turn into and how the power of a simple whisper can serve as a voice of reason. Abby has been noticeably happier, and so has Drew. People going through any kind of abuse need to speak out to an adult, a sibling, or even a cousin just as I had been. Every day abuse takes place and everyday somebody is curious about why you are sad, or why you have a few bruises. Don't sit there and make up a story, tell them what is going on. Communication is key. If you can tell someone do it as quickly as possible. Abby told someone and she is 10. You can tell someone. You can be helped.