my story

My name is Misty and I am almost 30 years old. I was molested by my older 2 brothers and a neighborhood kid for almost 5 years, from age 8-13. I am not my family's secret because my family doesn't know. I have never told anyone, I am too ashamed. My childhood therapist doesn't even know and I can never tell my mom or dad. I'm pretty sure at my parent's age, they would have a stroke! And then I would lose the only people in my life that love me for me and not because of my past, nor my future.

I was 8 when the molestation started and the only reason that it stopped at age 13 was because both of my older brothers had turned 18 and were no longer living in the house. The neighborhood kid had stopped coming around about that time too. I am adopted, along with my 3 brothers, 2 older and one younger. I finally, in a drunken stupor told my little brother what my older brothers did to me but I'm not sure if he knows I was telling the truth or not.  We haven't talked about it since that night. I have made him promise not to tell mom or dad about it because I don't want them to know. I don't want to see the look of pity in their eyes and know that I have failed them once more.

My name is Misty and I was molested. Thank you for letting me get that out. I am on my way to healing now.