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Pat-we all understand and you are so tactful...
I agree with what the others have commented. No one should have to experience that. For a child it's doubly sickening, not to mention criminal. Only write what you're comfortable with writing. We all want you to suffer no more pain. 
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on October 17, 2018 at 5:01 PM
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I am sorry for us all. All who have something way back there, when we were vulnerable.
You don't need to say anything more ...what you have written tells the story. A Father figure you were longing for let you down in the worst possible way.
Hugs dearest you have written it beautifully already.
posted by
Kabu
on October 17, 2018 at 12:54 PM
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perhaps it's best to set that part aside for a while.
posted by
Annicita
on October 17, 2018 at 12:20 PM
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Of course one writes and feels the child in one's self again. Not easy Pat.It must have been a bewildering time because nothing was falling into place in the way you felt it should.
posted by
C_C_T
on October 17, 2018 at 10:04 AM
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Re: FormerStudentIntern
Thank you. You put your finger exactly on it!
posted by
Pat_B
on October 17, 2018 at 8:19 AM
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Figuring out how to go about writing about gruesome real life is in my opinion the greatest challenge a writer can face whether it be the pain of writing or wondering what the effect will be on what others know. I wish you well in navigating those waters.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on October 17, 2018 at 6:49 AM
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