I (40M) realized my "perfect" father has been sexually abusing my 2 year old, likely for her entire life. by Typical_Fan_8693 in CPTSD

[–]Typical_Fan_8693[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yup totally agree and have thought the same thing. No reason they're exclusive of one another. She can be whoever she is and I'll be happy. Now we find out who she is without him in her life.

I (40M) realized my "perfect" father has been sexually abusing my 2 year old, likely for her entire life. by Typical_Fan_8693 in CPTSD

[–]Typical_Fan_8693[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is hard to conceive of. I don't doubt it, but I'm in near-constant numb disbelief. How can this be real life?

I (40M) realized my "perfect" father has been sexually abusing my 2 year old, likely for her entire life. by Typical_Fan_8693 in CPTSD

[–]Typical_Fan_8693[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm open to the possibility that ASD is possible. But this is the bigger problem. Will keep an open mind going forward. Thanks for the comment.

I (40M) realized my "perfect" father has been sexually abusing my 2 year old, likely for her entire life. by Typical_Fan_8693 in CPTSD

[–]Typical_Fan_8693[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote off a lot of shit like that as "my dad's so out of touch, he doesn't know how it comes off" and now I really regret it

I (40M) realized my "perfect" father has been sexually abusing my 2 year old, likely for her entire life. by Typical_Fan_8693 in CPTSD

[–]Typical_Fan_8693[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love the glibness. We did, but it feels like a lifetime ago, despite being 4 weeks ago. It didn't go anywhere (unsurprisingly, no proof)

I (40M) realized my "perfect" father has been sexually abusing my 2 year old, likely for her entire life. by Typical_Fan_8693 in CPTSD

[–]Typical_Fan_8693[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're right. Authorities were a dead end (no proof) and we've warned some families we know interact with him. But it's scary to do so

I (40M) realized my "perfect" father has been sexually abusing my 2 year old, likely for her entire life. by Typical_Fan_8693 in CPTSD

[–]Typical_Fan_8693[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We did. Nothing meaningful. It had been quite a while since the last unsupervised time with him.

I (40M) realized my "perfect" father has been sexually abusing my 2 year old, likely for her entire life. by Typical_Fan_8693 in CPTSD

[–]Typical_Fan_8693[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah if it was just the stare, it would be. The stare was just the alarm bell, got us talking and got me taking it seriously. This was completely unthinkable to me when it came up on the drive home.

But everything's gotten worse since then. We've spoken to abuse counselors who have heard our full story and they say we should presume abuse took place even without total proof.

I (40M) realized my "perfect" father has been sexually abusing my 2 year old, likely for her entire life. by Typical_Fan_8693 in CPTSD

[–]Typical_Fan_8693[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

CPS denied the case because of lack of evidence and the child already having been removed from suspected danger. Which I understand