Caught in the middle
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The knock came last December for us. Police didn't find anything on any devices and so that was that, or so I thought. My husband made me believe it had been a mistake and agreed to change our internet router password in case someone had hacked in or something, bear in mind I was in shock and not thinking straight at the time. The next day, I get a call from a social worker saying that they had to interview our daughter at school to make sure she was safe as they said that apparently there was one image that had been connected to our IP address. Cue the worst conversation I ever had to have with my husband when he admitted having a very old USB pen with photos on it but he claimed he didn't know what they were and he had randomly sent some to someone on a forum approx 9 months prior, which had gotten him banned from said forum. He said he panicked at the time. Fast forward to now and we are still together but very unhappy. We have had next to no physical contact since December, though we are doing lots of talking. We are seeing a couples therapist and he is also attending his own therapy and has other support (Andy's Man Club). My family know because I sought support from them and they refuse to see/acknowledge him which is understandable but also very difficult for me as we previously enjoyed family gatherings regularly. His family have accepted that the police found nothing and so that means he just made a mistake. I just don't know what to do. I am struggling so much to keep daily life as normal as possible for our daughter all the while knowing my family just want me to walk away. He is trying so hard to be better but I just don't know how I can ever fully trust him again. I am worried this is just grinding me right down and I am terrified of how it will affect our daughter. I don't believe he is a threat to her as I think the police/social worker would have had more contact with us but they decided we didn't need any further involvement very quickly after the knock. Sorry for the long post, just need to get my story off my chest.
Im so sorry you're going through this, obviously it's overall a positive for your family that there is nfa as the impact of a conviction etc for you all is huge, but the knowledge and is still there and still highly impactful.
I really recommend speaking to stopso and looking at getting a therapist that you can do individual and joint sessions with as needed.
My husband was convicted but we've been able to move forward as a family because of the hard work done by both of us. It took a long time for me to feel fully comfortable again but we are happier now than we were pre knock.
I hope you can come to a place where you feel more content, whatever that looks like, but it may well take some time
I really recommend speaking to stopso and looking at getting a therapist that you can do individual and joint sessions with as needed.
My husband was convicted but we've been able to move forward as a family because of the hard work done by both of us. It took a long time for me to feel fully comfortable again but we are happier now than we were pre knock.
I hope you can come to a place where you feel more content, whatever that looks like, but it may well take some time