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Yes, the partner should be put behind bars. As for the father - we don't know why he delayed reporting it. It could be that he wanted to protect his lover, in which case you're right. Or if could be that his son begged him not to. Sexual grooming is a terrible thing. A pedophile often...

That is actually quite normal. He may be gay or he may just be confused as a result of the abuse. There really is no way you can know for sure right now. I would not make too big a deal of it yet. If you can convince him to keep seeing (and cooperating with) his therapist, he/she could help him...

So in other words, the scumbag groomed him until he believed that what happened was a love affair... :mad: All I can say is to keep him in therapy. A good councillor would hopefully be able to get through to him in time... Artmom is right though - therapy is a slow process. Be patient. Don't...

Hell no. Typo! Damn text correction! I don't even think there should be a word in there... I'll edit it...

I don't have much time to reply now, but I want to say this : Statistically (and this has been proven, I can try to find the supporting docs again if you want) Gay men are no more likely to abuse children than straight men. So your son has been abused, and the perp happens to be gay. That is...

She seems stressed. Not knowing her, it's hard to tell if it is serious, or if she is just finding the process of growing up somewhat confusing. It would probably be better to try to find out what is going on yourself before calling in professional help. Do you think she would tell you if...

If it's true, the solution is simple - go to the cops and press charges, and then get your daughter into counselling. If not - then this is a really, really low thing to do in many ways. False claims of molestation directly and significantly harm real victims of molestation. It causes general...

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Well, I found it hard to read, mostly because the OP seems to prefer giant walls of text above paragraphs... ANYWAY. I have a number of question, but the first and the most important is this - Do you love your boyfriend? I have to ask, because they way you talk about him and your actions...

I didn't mean to derail the threat, but you, the parent who knows his son best, said that you think he needs help. I was trying to encourage you to find a way to make that happen. But now, I don't know. I don't know how serious his issues are, and if he can overcome them without professional...

Seriously? Companies can access your medical records and discriminate against you because you were one treated for depression? And that is legal in the so - called "first world"? No wonder people don't want to get help! Well, if that is the case, I no longer know what to say. All I can say is...

I can't help but agree with cybele - threats of suicide should ALWAYS be taken seriously. The signs of depression aren't always obvious or even visible. His acting out may also be an a sign that everything isn't right...

Hey ilu! Sorry to hear about everything that you've had to deal with :( but glad that live is OK otherwise. Add you've likely noticed, this place has pretty much turned into a ghost town... But a few of us still check in every now and then. Anyway, as for me, I'm doing well. Nothing much to...

I think artmom gave good advice. It sounds like you've been on this roller-coaster long enough that there is very little I can tell you that you don't already know, so I'll keep it short - Keep getting help for yourself and your family, so that you can stay strong and have the capacity to help...

Exactly. Like, let's not encourage our girls to take computer studies at school. Let's rather have them focus on more ladylike subjects, like cooking and fashion. Oh my, why are there so few female programmers? And why are the ones who do decide to take up programming at university, so far...

I would agree that single-sex education isn't really compatible with gender equality. At least not while gender stereotypes are still so prevalent. I can only see how these stereotypes would flourish in single-sex schools. Also, when will kids learn to treat the opposite sex with the respect...

Meh, I guess I used to be very judgmental when I was younger. Interesting thing is, the more I learned to accept myself, the less I caught myself judging others. But it was never really about clothes. More about general demeanor. What is interesting to me (and please don't take this as...

I don't really do parenting magazines. Most are just full of fluffy listicles and pseudo-science, or people who write long articles in order to justify their bad parenting practices. When I do read about parenting, it will be because I stumbled across an interesting essay on a site like...

Yes, it is certainly true that children can be trained / conditioned to suppress their emotions by showing them that no one cares how they feel. Funny how many people follow that philosophy and when their children become teenagers, they can't understand why their children wouldn't talk to them...

That is really sad. I suppose I serious heart to heart with mom about your daughter's needs are out of the question? I wouldn't be too confident about your daughter feeling more confident about speaking to her mom layer, if the message she gets now is that mom doesn't want to spend time with...