Dossier
Trauma and family dynamics
Coverage of Trauma and family dynamics in the Nexus archive.
- I'll never forgive my mother for leaving me with a male babysitter. I was seven when he started abusing me. This was her appalling response when I finally told her the truth ... and what she did to MY daughter
A survivor describes childhood sexual abuse by a male babysitter starting at age seven and their mother's inadequate response. The article explores how this trauma affected the survivor's parenting and protective decisions regarding their own daughter.