Lilibet
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What I don't understand is why EV allowed her child to be around the brothers, after they molested her...and why her daughter allowed HER daughter to be around them.
That's an understandable question those of us who have never experienced sexual abuse would ask. I wondered the same thing. But I've learned so much on many WS threads by researching my questions, so I did the same with this question. I googled "why do sexual abuse victims allow children to be around the abuser?" There are many articles. Here are just a few articles that explore the emotionally complex impact of sexual abuse on victims. They helped broaden my understanding of these victims' subsequent actions.
https://www.pandys.org/articles/continuingrelationshipswithabusivefamily.html
https://1in6.org/get-information/co...t-children-from-sexual-abuse-or-exploitation/
http://www.themamabeareffect.org/understanding-abusers.html