With all the talk about Joe Paterno, and all the stories of childhood sexual trauma being shared on this board and others, it seems a good time to tell a different story. I wanted to share a story about what happens when adults do the right thing. Nobody reported my situation to the police but this one football coach, refused to let me drown in a sea of shame. My story took place in a tiny mid western town, where men are macho, football coaches scream, and gossip spreads faster than wildfire. Follow me below the fold for a happy story about what happens when unlikely adults reach out to children drowning in the secrets of childhood sexual trauma! Never doubt the power of reaching out to a child.
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