by Cactus Jack » Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:05 pm
A teenager who helped jail her paternal grandfather after he sexually abused her as a small child is speaking out to "take away the shame" for survivors like her. Poppy hopes her story will change attitudes and help others.
The 18-year-old has set aside her right to anonymity because she believes "if people can see a face behind something so taboo, it makes it more relatable".
She describes how, as a small child, she thought the abuse she suffered was normal - and how she felt enormous relief when she eventually told her parents, aged 11.
Only by talking openly, says Poppy, will others understand that abuse can happen within any family.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66204893I don't think it will be too contraversial if I say I am full of admiration for this brave young woman.
She and her parents are victims of an evil person who abused their trust, none of them should feel ashamed.
[quote]A teenager who helped jail her paternal grandfather after he sexually abused her as a small child is speaking out to "take away the shame" for survivors like her. Poppy hopes her story will change attitudes and help others.
The 18-year-old has set aside her right to anonymity because she believes "if people can see a face behind something so taboo, it makes it more relatable".
She describes how, as a small child, she thought the abuse she suffered was normal - and how she felt enormous relief when she eventually told her parents, aged 11.
Only by talking openly, says Poppy, will others understand that abuse can happen within any family.[/quote]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66204893
I don't think it will be too contraversial if I say I am full of admiration for this brave young woman.
She and her parents are victims of an evil person who abused their trust, none of them should feel ashamed.
