The first things to go were objects that he'd touched. I couldn't hold any of them without washing my hands afterwards in a vain attempt to wash him away, his dirt, his crimes. Photographs followed. But I didn't just cut out his images leaving a hole as a reminder of my abhorrence of him, each … Continue reading Dirty DNA
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Excuses, excuses, excuses. Why did my grandfather sexually abuse children?
Child molesters often hide in plain sight, disguised by normality. My grandfather was one of them. He was a family man, retired, living in a nice house with his wife. So why did he sexually abuse children? I am one of his victims. And I find most responses to this question leave me feeling angry … Continue reading Excuses, excuses, excuses. Why did my grandfather sexually abuse children?

