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Andrea58

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    St. Louis, MO
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    I am a fifty year old survivor. I have been married 23 years. We have 2 children -- a daughter who is a junior and a son who is an eighth grader. I have a huge interest in international relations and politics as my husband is from the Middle East. Although I have no contact with any original family members I grew up the only girl with five brothers and three step brothers. I was raised Irish Catholic. When my dad died my mom married a man with three sons. I love to read and write. My daughter, who has inherited my passion for writing has already been published three times! I have spoken a few times on child sexual abuse. The last time I spoke was before the state of Missouri legislature for the elimination of the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse to be eliminated. It passed, however, there was an exception for incest. Therefore, the law does me no good. I plan on working on removing incest loophole laws in Missouri. I have never belonged to an online group so I am a little nervous. You see, I am computer illiterate but I will learn. I don't even know what half the questions on the profile page mean. For example ICQ UIN, etc.

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  1. Andrea58
    Thank you everyone for your warmth and kindness. I am determined to beat this thing and I will learn the computer. I would like an image by my name. Can anyone tell me where I can find an avatar. I looked at the ones available on site but did not really find one I felt suited me. Anyway, THANKS!!!!! Andrea
  2. Andrea58
    I am really struggling. My throat hurts because of the big lump in it. Tears are constantly clouding my eyes. I do not know why at the age of fifty the incest and child pornography hurt so much
  3. Andrea58
    Hi, John. I'm new to SA as well. I just posted on the site. I love your Gandhi quote. My son and I just watched the movie again last night. Andrea58
  4. Andrea58
    Hi, I am new to AS too. I'm scared especially since I am just learning how to operate and run a computer. It's been a slow process. However, it hasn't been nearly as agonizingly slow as the process of healing from childhood sexual abuse. At 50 I am beginning to try to accept that I will never fully heal but need to keep putting one foot in front of the other at all costs and learn how to live with complex PTSD. It's hard but I am making head way so I at least have hope inside me. The holidays are always hard because I have no contact what so ever with my family of origin. After what the
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