Ask Amy: Abuse survivor deserves validation
I hope you will continue with therapy.
RAINN.org offers many valuable services to abuse survivors, including a 24/7 online “chat” line where you can contact a counselor. The “Survivor Stories” featured on their site include stories much like yours, told by stalwart survivors who report many of the feelings and reactions you are also experiencing.
It is important that you understand that you are NOT alone.
Dear Amy: I am a 62-year-old man. I am seeking a new relationship with a woman. What is age-appropriate for me when I’m looking for a new partner?
– Aged Out
Dear Aged Out: You and I are the same age, roughly described as: “I’m anyone-who-will-have-me-years-old.”
Age is less important than maturity, and in that regard, life experience, work ethic, responsibility and reliability are all core values to consider, regardless of the other person’s age.
Dear Amy: My husband and I just about rolled off our seats laughing at the letter from “Wondering,” the wife/mom who felt their daughters should know about the dad's previous long-ago, short-lived first marriage.
This was exactly the same situation that we faced!
We weren't sure when to let our teenage daughters in on "the family secret," but the perfect circumstance revealed itself.
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