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It certainly doesn't surprise
me that you are still thinking
about what happened to you.
Not only should it continue
to haunt you, but double so if you have had no outlet to talk about it. I
think that your parents might
be keeping quite in an attempt
to protect you. They might
think that you don't want
to talk about it and therefore,
the onus might be on you
to broach the subject. I
have heard of many instances
when the parents aren't supportive
of their children in situations
like these and the fact that
your parents were, leads me to believe that they are open to discussing this.
I also think that they might
have advice on how to tell
your cousins. You should broach
the subject with them primarily
because they might have experienced
something similar, which
would also be tragic. Based
on the experiences of friends
who have experienced sexual
abuse, I am pretty confident
that talking about it in
a supportive community
helps to heal.
Good luck and
let me know how else I might
be able to help -- take
care.
-- Amy
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