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Two Parts: Colbert on Ford and Kavanaugh

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BlueGrl219/28/2018 2:57:12 pm PDT

I am so glad this week is over.

This was the first time I went public that I was a rape survivor to anyone but my husband and a couple of very close friends. I did not hesitate. I did not think of how many coworkers are on Facebook with me. I have over 500 people attached to me on Facebook. I posted my story online to all of them.

Because it wasn’t my fault and people need to know it’s personal. It’s their friend, colleague, relative. I talked about why I never told and why I never pressed charges. I told it all.

The outpouring of support has been so gratifying to see. But it wasn’t support I wanted. It was for someone to DO SOMETHING. Don’t just shake your head at the tragedy of it all, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. And that was visceral, that need for someone, anyone, to make it stop.

I feel like I have worked through something and I am too tired to reflect on it and find wisdom. I just want to feel normal again. That’s all.