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honeylady

(157 posts)
40. Here's my story
Wed Sep 19, 2018, 04:37 PM
Sep 2018

When I was 15, my best friend and her brother kenney lived 2 houses up the street. I had stars in my eyes for this very cute brother of my friend. One day he said to meet him in his room. I was very naive and didn't understand sex at all. I'm now 69, so things were different back then. I said okay and went into his room. He walks in with an erection and a towel draped over it. I was so naive I couldn't understand how he could hide such a thing in his pants. He then proceeded to attempt to rape me. I fought him off and fled the house. I did not tell anyone what he had done.

A couple of weeks later, I was at their house visiting my friend when he beat the crap out of me. I ran home and again didn't tell anyone what happened. I was so ashamed.

A week or so later, we were on the school bus going to school. He sees me sitting in the seat. Proceeds to pick me up and throw me on the floor. I was mad and told the principal that he threw me on the floor. That day we get off the school bus and he then proceeds to beat me right in front of all the kids on the bus and the bus driver. I was bloody and crying and ran home. My mother was there and demanded to know what happened. i told her. Well she was furious and went to his parents and said if he ever touched me again, she would call the police.

Well he never did. He just destroyed my reputation at school. I forgot to mention that he was the most popular boy in school and the captain of the football team. So I lost all of my friends and was forced to leave that school and go to another one.

This whole Brett Kavanaugh thing has brought up all of this for me. If he was in the same position as Brett K. is, I would absolutely feel that I would need to let my Senator know what he did. But I would never give my name publicly as I was a bit of a wild child in my 20's and would be afraid of my character totally destroyed.

I understand why women don't come forward with these things, especially when they are young like I was.

Blessings on you, sinkingfeeling mcar Sep 2018 #1
I'm sorry that happened to you. madaboutharry Sep 2018 #2
I know why. I'm so sorry it happened to you too. There is an embarrassment and shame Maraya1969 Sep 2018 #3
I'll start with I'm a guy. GitRDun Sep 2018 #4
Cosigned mythology Sep 2018 #21
Don't worry. I was molested riding alone on a city bus back in the late 1970s Tardislass Sep 2018 #5
You are not alone. Loryn Sep 2018 #6
No, you are NOT alone. Haggis for Breakfast Sep 2018 #16
When I was 12 a stranger tried to get me in a car. meadowlander Sep 2018 #7
Me too-- I was afraid my parents would react by somehow punishing me dawg day Sep 2018 #14
Me too OMGWTF Sep 2018 #17
F*** I am so angry for you. MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #20
Reminds me of a similar situation that happened to me at the same age Zing Zing Zingbah Sep 2018 #38
No, we don't tell because it's an ugly disgusting thing that happened to us. Hell, I can barely AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #8
I believe most don't tell KT2000 Sep 2018 #9
Dear sinkingfeeling, Ohiogal Sep 2018 #10
You are the same as all of us, we remember secondwind Sep 2018 #11
Never told MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #12
Oh MM - you & me except I was 5-6: "Get to safety and keep quiet. Don't start anything" AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #18
5 to 6 breaks my heart. I am so sorry MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #19
Yeah-pretty f**ked up stuff & when I hear Hatch saying: "She's mixed up"-I feel threatened again AnotherMother4Peace Sep 2018 #22
Horrific malaise Sep 2018 #13
... Solly Mack Sep 2018 #15
My daughter was molested. mommymarine2003 Sep 2018 #23
something similar happened to me and my sister renate Sep 2018 #30
I am so very sorry, mommymarine2003. pnwmom Sep 2018 #35
It happens to guys too TrogL Sep 2018 #24
My brother was assaulted MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #26
I'm sorry. I should have said that at the outset before telling my brother's story MaryMagdaline Sep 2018 #27
We were raised in an era of horrible misogyny. Duppers Sep 2018 #25
My mother is 95 and to this day LibDemAlways Sep 2018 #33
I was nearly date raped, and kept quiet. Liberty Belle Sep 2018 #28
You reminded me of my cousin's unique tactic SoCalDem Sep 2018 #36
How terrifying. Cracklin Charlie Sep 2018 #29
I have experienced sexual abuse all of my life. Doreen Sep 2018 #31
This message was self-deleted by its author LibDemAlways Sep 2018 #32
My assault happened at Madame Tussaud's Chamber of Horrors Blaukraut Sep 2018 #34
Why? First, discussing sexual experiences of any kind, with parents is uncomfortable whathehell Sep 2018 #37
I'm a man, and I was sexually assaulted as a child. I told no one. Adrahil Sep 2018 #39
Here's my story honeylady Sep 2018 #40
I'm so sorry that happened to you. MineralMan Sep 2018 #42
Thank you Mineral Man. It is appreciated n/t honeylady Sep 2018 #43
I had a friend in college, when I was just 19 years old. MineralMan Sep 2018 #41
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