The Sifting of a Victim’s Perceived Securities

“Then the lion said — but I don’t know if it spoke — You will have to let me undress you. I was afraid of his claws, I can tell you, but I was pretty nearly desperate now. So I just lay flat down on my back to let him do it. “The very first… Continue reading The Sifting of a Victim’s Perceived Securities

Over-Apologizing of Victims

There was an interesting discussion behind the scenes here at ACFJ that stemmed from one of us over-apologizing (OK, it was me). Jeff Crippen pointed out that victims of abuse quite often apologize incessantly and for everything, even when we have really done nothing wrong. I have been one of those people. From there sparked… Continue reading Over-Apologizing of Victims