My perspective has changed.
You?
I’m not sure.
I asked my kid,
“Why are you so angry at me?”
Tears welled up, which are unusual for her. My little girl suffered in silence, and now, not so little has told me why she’s been so angry. She feels I could have done a better job at protecting her from her abuser.
Now she understands that short of taking a life; I did all I could do. We have had it out, and things feel normal for the first time in a while. Kids /people don’t always know what reality happened, and if they don’t get answers, they create myth…
People need information and answers.
Dennis Mantin 
Difficult to be a parent, isn’t it? Sometimes, it suffices to just be there, hold her hands, or hug her( depending on your culture). She will open up in time… all the best!
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Thanks for commenting. I realized through this that I wasn’t asking the right questions previously and I finally got to her point. Things are getting better.
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When you don’t know what to ask, just be around her and ‘ be there’.
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Ok
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You are a great father because you are present, and you care. You will totally be her hero when she gets older.
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