When I was 13, an uncle of mine molested me while I was sleeping. When my family found out, my parents were supportive, but almost everyone else, including my grandma and my abuser’s wife (aunt) accused me of lying for attention or provoking him. I was prepared to file a report with police, but my grandma (who at the time had a huge influence on me), managed to convince me that it wasn’t fair for my aunt and cousins to suffer without him in their lives over a little incident that “may or may not have happened”. At that point, I decided not to go through with it over fear nobody else would believe me and left it at that. Over the years, I’ve come to terms with the fact he has never faced repercussions for his actions, and have found forgiveness for my sake. People in my family (except for my parents) have pretended that nothing ever happened and still nonchalantly speak about him around me as if I’m okay with it. Well karma has taken care of them pretty well from what I’ve been hearing, and he has been left without a job for close to a year now. This morning, my grandmother of all people called me and asked me if I could talk with my husband (who has a leadership position at a large agriculture company), if he could “put in a good word” for my abuser so that he can get a job there. She gave me this huge sob story that I wasn’t even listening to as I just kind of zoned out. I was left speechless. I’m disgusted and feel so betrayed. All those feelings of anxiety and fear from when it happened have returned and I haven’t been able to stop crying. If any of you are religious, I would really appreciate some prayers to find strength to get through this.

Edit: I just want to say thank you for all of your wonderful comments. To those who have been through the same, I pray you can find peace 🖤 I have decided to cut my grandmother out of my life for good. I told my mom (who is my absolute best friend) everything and she is beyond upset with her own mother and plans on not speaking to her as well. As for my husband, he’s furious about it and says if my uncle ever shows up at his job, he’ll make sure he handles it. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support. It means so much knowing that my feelings are validated. Sending you all virtual hugs 🖤