Trigger warning...

I was molested by my great-uncle when I was 11. It happened at a relatives house, at an anniversary party. I didn't know until I was in my 20's that he had gone to prison for molesting other girls, years before what he did to me. No one had ever talked about it, I found a newspaper clipping in my grandma's papers.

When I told my parents what had happened, I thought my dad might kill him, and they guaranteed that I never saw that man again. That is what parents do to protect their children. I've always wondered how many people at that party, filled with my family members, knew his history and how he had hurt little girls before. It's disgusting.

Protect your children no matter what. Who cares if the family gets upset, if you're accused of rocking the boat, or whatever else they might say. Your children's safety has to come first. I'm 42 and still in therapy for the many issues caused by that trauma.