by A supportive mom - Name Undisclosed
(Location Undisclosed)
My Daughter's abuse by her father is affecting her to this day:
He was abusing her even as an infant....it was escalating by the day and so I had to leave when she was a newborn. He filed for divorce and for custody. The courts didn't care about the abuse. Father's have rights and so I had to let her go with him for visitation. When she was only 4 she came home from an overnight visit and said that she wanted to die....life would never be good again. My new husband at the time and still to this day was by my side as we took her to a therapist the next day. We told her that she could say anything to the therapist because she was a "life fixer" and she could help. My daughter then disclosed immediately to the therapist that there was abuse. Physical, emotional and no one was more shocked than me when she told of sexual abuse. I'm so thankful that she was able to come forward and she stood up for herself at such a young age. She expected an apology from him and a promise to never do that again (something she learned in preschool). He never apologized and he continued to deny all of it and the courts kept trying to repair the relationship. She was forced to go to supervised visitation and I was forced to bring her. This went on for over 2 years. When it was finally going to trial he got scared and gave up.
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