Hello,

I was using a rich text format and I unchecked that option.  is this 
better?

the people who told me that were abusers, I was abused by a group in 
their late teens/early 20's when I was 12.  but I'd heard that before, 
 from another abuser.  they made it seem like everyone in the world 
agreed with them.

one thing I read about group abuse is that the perpetrators are often 
trying to prove a distorted version of masculinity (assuming they are 
male, which mine were).  so that they are showing off for each other.  
so the stuff about me being weak was very important to them.  the 
weaker I got, the stronger they looked in comparison.  I still don't 
really understand it.

thanks

Mary Katherine


-----Original Message-----
From: ksalkin <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:26 pm
Subject: Re: what were your childhoods like?

First of all, what email client are you using?  Are you sending your
messages in plain text?

To me independence means being able to make informed choices and live 
your
own life as you wish without having to depend on anyone else to make 
your
decisions for you.  It also means being able to say "no" and having it
understood as "no."

Now please tell me, who in the hell told you you 'seemed "weak" and 
easy to
abuse'?  That is so numbingly inhumane, it's despicable. Abuse victims 
have
problems trusting anyone and please know you're not alone in this.

Kat

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