And it is an important voice to listen to, but you have to be listening.
When it comes to sexual abuse, which is sadly all too common, we hear a lot of voices on the subject. We hear voices from police departments and courts, concerned neighbors and finally the media projected voice of the heartless criminal who will go to jail, hopefully repent and learn a lesson.
And that's a big feature of the way we think about the crime. We pay a lot of attention to all of those voices and justice being served, but to the voice of the victim? as with any crime really, that's buried somewhere in the white noise.there may be moments here and there where we get to hear that voice but somehow it isn't the loudest voice, or the one we are left with the strongest memory of. i know the author mentioned minimizing the crime and quietly hiding the shame and perhaps that's part of why. So this book tells an honest story about how there is a sentence that goes with being the victim but it may or may not ever end. The author courageously tackles the subject of forgiveness in a way i thought was genuine and not in keeping with the typical projected mode of how victims are encouraged to and expected to tow the line with the forgiveness bit.

I believe that this is more in keeping with the voice we should be listening to. the voice that tells of the cost to the victim and the triggers, the memories and the personal troubles, and the lasting effects hanging around long after the crime.
its this kind of voice we should be paying attention to