Comments on: #WhyIDidntReport, and What Happened When I Did https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/ Writing in the Rockies Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:29:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: CarmelMawle https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-27 Mon, 01 Oct 2018 13:29:39 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-27 In reply to Michelle Catherine.

Thank you for sharing that, Michelle. I agree. Dr. Ford showed incredible strength and courage, with such grace. What a moment in history, one I hope will be seared in all our brains until November, and beyond.

]]> By: Michelle Catherine https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-26 Sun, 30 Sep 2018 15:59:56 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-26 Carmel, I didn’t know your first violent experience occurred at such an early age. I’m so sorry. The Me too movement has reminded me of my violent encounters, one especially violent at my junior high school that I was too afraid and ashamed to tell my friends let alone adults. I believe Dr. Ford —her attack is seared in her memory as are the awful memories of all survivors. Dr. Ford is courageous and she testified with dignity. She is my hero.

]]> By: CarmelMawle https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-25 Fri, 28 Sep 2018 03:13:04 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-25 In reply to Angela Mawle.

Thank you, Angela. Love you.

]]> By: Angela Mawle https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-24 Thu, 27 Sep 2018 23:01:25 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-24 Powerful article! Takes an extremely strong and brave woman (or man) to come out and talk about such painful events.

]]> By: admin https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-23 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 22:50:11 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-23 In reply to Tasnim Muhialdin.

Thank you, Tasnim. So good to hear from you! Much love to you and yours. Keep in touch.

]]> By: admin https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-22 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 22:46:52 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-22 In reply to Vicki Lindner.

Thank you for sharing your story, Vicki. A powerful experience in so many ways.

]]> By: Tasnim Muhialdin https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-21 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 21:18:20 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-21 Oh goodness Carmel. My heart breaks as I think about your story. How scary and traumatizing that would have been for anyone. I commend you for sharing and for your strength. Much love and more power to you….

]]> By: Vicki Lindner https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-20 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 21:16:07 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-20 When I was raped, beaten, sodomized, drugged and tied to the pipes in Egypt I ended up in a hospital where everyone believed me and a trial was held and recorded to be used when they caught the guy–which they did. I remember thinking how lucky I was this happened in a Muslim Country and not in the U.S.!!! The nun who cared for me, only said “Never go alone,” and said it is OK to beat your wife in Egypt, but not strange women. (So let’s not get too enthusiastic about the respect for women in Egypt). Anyway, since I am a writer, I started taking notes in the hospital as soon as my black eye opened. When I got home I told EVERYONE!. I soon published the piece I wrote as I wanted to reveal the goodness of the Muslim people and Italian nuns. (This piece has been republished a couple of times, including by Carmel on the Writing For Piece website. Still, I had to go to a shrink for PTSD. She said something interesting which is that if you didn’t have a background of sexual abuse in childhood you could survive an adult trauma of the same kind. But I would recommend WRITING down what happened immediately and telling friends even if you can’t report it.

]]> By: admin https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-19 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:40:40 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-19 In reply to Sandy Van Sickel.

Thank you so much, Sandy. Love you, too.

]]> By: Sandy Van Sickel https://carmelmawle.com/2018/09/26/whyididntreport-and-what-happened-when-i-did/#comment-18 Wed, 26 Sep 2018 20:36:58 +0000 https://carmelmawle.com/?p=250#comment-18 You are a brave and strong woman. Thank you for speaking out. It is brave women like you who are changing the world.

All my love to you.

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