I was recently compelled, after 30 long years, to write this letter.

To all of the girls who were hurt because I was silent:

When the abuse started in my home, I wanted to believe it was merely a horrific dream—a nightmare. That I would wake up the next day and simply try to forget about it. I remained silent. I hid. I hid the truth. I presented a lie to the world.

For four years, I lived this ordeal in silence—absolute silence. I never spoke a word; I never told a soul. I held my tongue and kept my secret………

Go read it for yourself.