Media has ruined my life…
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It's the bit we all fear, but the reality is, if it hits the media, wow it hits hard. I know it's early days and people say that opinions may change over time - but I thought we had a chance of scraping through all of this retaining a bit of our old happy life, family and friendships. So far I've lost a lot of my oldest friends, my family won't have anything to do with my OH and we have the inevitable ongoing involvement with SS .....so here I am stuck inside a tornado waiting for the wind to die down, to see what I'm left with......will I feel better in a few months, few years, who knows!
It still galls me that all this has come about and I'm currently been dragged through hell and back to line a crappy local newspapers pockets! This has completely and utterly rocked the very foundation of who I am, and despite all of that I remain happy, grateful, deeply loved and thankful that at least he has not been sent to prison - at least we can try to carve something out of the fallen tree struck by lightning.
Love to all of you on this journey, it's certainly not one for the feint hearted!!! Xxx
It still galls me that all this has come about and I'm currently been dragged through hell and back to line a crappy local newspapers pockets! This has completely and utterly rocked the very foundation of who I am, and despite all of that I remain happy, grateful, deeply loved and thankful that at least he has not been sent to prison - at least we can try to carve something out of the fallen tree struck by lightning.
Love to all of you on this journey, it's certainly not one for the feint hearted!!! Xxx
Eyeofstorm
Im sorry to read that your person's case was reported on. Its truly the most awful aspect of this. All my "friends" disappeared when I decided to support my then husband by visiting him in prison. People have no idea whatsoever of how they'd respond if this happened to them. And they think it never will. My now ex has reoffended and he's due sentencing again imminently and knowing my luck, it'll go on the Police FB page again and in the press. And I hate it. But I understand it. Justice must be "seen" to have been done. With my ex, the Police believed that with the case reported on, someone would come forward having been abused in person (his crimes are online). No one did. I really hope the dust settles and you can try to rebuild. Wishing you all the best. X
Im sorry to read that your person's case was reported on. Its truly the most awful aspect of this. All my "friends" disappeared when I decided to support my then husband by visiting him in prison. People have no idea whatsoever of how they'd respond if this happened to them. And they think it never will. My now ex has reoffended and he's due sentencing again imminently and knowing my luck, it'll go on the Police FB page again and in the press. And I hate it. But I understand it. Justice must be "seen" to have been done. With my ex, the Police believed that with the case reported on, someone would come forward having been abused in person (his crimes are online). No one did. I really hope the dust settles and you can try to rebuild. Wishing you all the best. X
Oh Eye
Sending all the love and strength your way. It's just so unfair on those of us dragged into it regardless. Hoping it all dies down for you soon. I was under the impression that hardly anyone gets press at plea; just sentencing but that was not the case. I was hoping there would be much bigger and juicer cases going on at the same time so this would slip under the radar. Unfortunately not.
Hopefully once the dust settles and family have had time to process their feelings they may come around. It is a shock.
Sending all the love and strength your way. It's just so unfair on those of us dragged into it regardless. Hoping it all dies down for you soon. I was under the impression that hardly anyone gets press at plea; just sentencing but that was not the case. I was hoping there would be much bigger and juicer cases going on at the same time so this would slip under the radar. Unfortunately not.
Hopefully once the dust settles and family have had time to process their feelings they may come around. It is a shock.