Comments on: An Open Letter http://audaciousaria.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/an-open-letter/ The Girl was Brave. Fearless was Easy, but Brave . . .Brave was Hard. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:46:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: AudaciousAria http://audaciousaria.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/an-open-letter/#comment-901 AudaciousAria Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:53:32 +0000 http://audaciousaria.wordpress.com/?p=1021#comment-901 Thanks to the three of you. I've decided not to send this until before getting on the plane back to America. That way at least if he decides to take that to the police I'll be long gone. Not that there's anything threatening in it, but I wouldn't put it past him. Thanks to the three of you.

I’ve decided not to send this until before getting on the plane back to America. That way at least if he decides to take that to the police I’ll be long gone. Not that there’s anything threatening in it, but I wouldn’t put it past him.

]]> By: Shorty http://audaciousaria.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/an-open-letter/#comment-897 Shorty Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:32:04 +0000 http://audaciousaria.wordpress.com/?p=1021#comment-897 Congratulations your courage and strength to move forward. I will take your advice and listen to young people who says anything of the sort. May your healing make you the woman that you should be. Congratulations your courage and strength to move forward. I will take your advice and listen to young people who says anything of the sort. May your healing make you the woman that you should be.

]]> By: Ode http://audaciousaria.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/an-open-letter/#comment-894 Ode Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:19:56 +0000 http://audaciousaria.wordpress.com/?p=1021#comment-894 Well done. If this doesn't pick at some people's conscience in your family nothing will. While you were silent they could be in denial and even with the police investigation I am sure a lot were still in denial. I believe them urging you to report your abuse was to make themselves feel better rather than looking into what roles they had to play in creating a situation that lead to you to be abused and it seems no one really cares about the aftermath it's had on you. This letter spells it out, it's vivid and candid. You are not pleading with them to believe you but leaving it between them and their conscience including your rapist, abuser seems too nice a term for him. You are definately more than 10 feet taller with this letter, head and shoulders above the people who just don't get it. I dare his wife to not really think when she looks at her husband, when she sees her children with him, I dare her not to see visions of you and be haunted by your words in this letter. I am sure many of the others will too. Well done. If this doesn’t pick at some people’s conscience in your family nothing will. While you were silent they could be in denial and even with the police investigation I am sure a lot were still in denial. I believe them urging you to report your abuse was to make themselves feel better rather than looking into what roles they had to play in creating a situation that lead to you to be abused and it seems no one really cares about the aftermath it’s had on you. This letter spells it out, it’s vivid and candid. You are not pleading with them to believe you but leaving it between them and their conscience including your rapist, abuser seems too nice a term for him. You are definately more than 10 feet taller with this letter, head and shoulders above the people who just don’t get it. I dare his wife to not really think when she looks at her husband, when she sees her children with him, I dare her not to see visions of you and be haunted by your words in this letter. I am sure many of the others will too.

]]> By: butterflysblog http://audaciousaria.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/an-open-letter/#comment-890 butterflysblog Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:08:39 +0000 http://audaciousaria.wordpress.com/?p=1021#comment-890 Beautiful, Aria. I hope that this inspires someone in your family to corroborate. The thing is, and I have said this before in my blog, I don't understand how people think. You were a child of 13 years old, and he was an adult who used his power and authority over you to force himself upon you. Even if this weren't the case though, even if you had run around naked screaming "FUCK ME!", it is his job as an adult and family member to take you aside and say "This is inappropriate. Put your clothes back on, and let's get you to some counseling." Instead, you were scared and alone and he used that vulnerability and raped you. Exactly what would it take to make people believe you? Or all of us really? I guess the truth is, people need to believe good things because knowing the real truth about things would shatter their world. I am glad you put the part in your letter about all of those who currently have children, because there's an overwhelming preponderance of the evidence that when they hit puberty, he will hurt them too. I applaud your honesty, courage, and bravery. Beautiful, Aria. I hope that this inspires someone in your family to corroborate. The thing is, and I have said this before in my blog, I don’t understand how people think. You were a child of 13 years old, and he was an adult who used his power and authority over you to force himself upon you. Even if this weren’t the case though, even if you had run around naked screaming “FUCK ME!”, it is his job as an adult and family member to take you aside and say “This is inappropriate. Put your clothes back on, and let’s get you to some counseling.” Instead, you were scared and alone and he used that vulnerability and raped you. Exactly what would it take to make people believe you? Or all of us really?

I guess the truth is, people need to believe good things because knowing the real truth about things would shatter their world. I am glad you put the part in your letter about all of those who currently have children, because there’s an overwhelming preponderance of the evidence that when they hit puberty, he will hurt them too.

I applaud your honesty, courage, and bravery.

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