My Ebenezer

People everywhere warn their children about strangers. But the most common predators on our children are people we know. People they know and trust. I was amazed to hear from a detective last night that about 90% of the sexual abuse cases he has worker – the stepfather or boyfriend of the mother was the perpetrator.

We listened to a recorded forensic interview of a seven year old little girl who described, in detail, performing or@l s$x on her FATHER. She talked about it like she was talking about playing chase. Although her face was blurred, I don’t think I’ll EVER forget the image of her I saw or the sound of her voice.

How hard will it be for me to work with a child who has been sexually abused? It would be excrutiating. I can’t imagine watching the forensic interview and then meeting that child face to face, knowing what’s been done.

But I have to tell you, I’m OVERWHELMED with compassion for these kids. I know my heart will break when I hear their stories but that’s no reason to walk away from it. I want to advocate for them. To be a voice for them. Afterall, someone has to.