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> [As in so many cases of sexual abuse within the family, it is much more complicated than had it been done by a stranger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/as-in-so-many-cases-of-sexual-abuse-within-the-family-it-is-much-more/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

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## More by Erin Merryn

> [“I lived through this horror, and no one can tell me I have to stay quiet. "I have been silenced long enough, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/i-lived-through-this-horror-and-no-one-can-tell-me-i-have-to-stay/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“I felt like I needed to comfort both the little girl inside me and my mother, assuring them that neither of them could have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/i-felt-like-i-needed-to-comfort-both-the-little-girl-inside-me-and-my/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“She was so upset about a blog that maybe a total of six people read yet had no compassion for her granddaughters who had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/she-was-so-upset-about-a-blog-that-maybe-a-total-of-six-people-read/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“Hiding my pain and acting strong, afraid to cry and show my tears, I struggle with all this years later.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/hiding-my-pain-and-acting-strong-afraid-to-cry-and-show-my-tears-i/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“Along with the trust issues, one of the hardest parts to deal with is the feeling of not being believed or supported, especially by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/along-with-the-trust-issues-one-of-the-hardest-parts-to-deal-with-is/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“So often parents of abused children feel helpless. When a child falls, and scrapes her knees parents can erase the hurt by kissing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/so-often-parents-of-abused-children-feel-helpless-when-a-child-falls/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [You can't change the past so change something you can. the future!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/you-can-t-change-the-past-so-change-something-you-can-the-future/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“Imagine the message that sent to my sister and me. A cousin violates us, confesses, and walks away with barely a slap on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/imagine-the-message-that-sent-to-my-sister-and-me-a-cousin-violates/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“Because it is so hard, some people wait until they are in their thirties, forties, fifties, or even older before breaking their silence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/because-it-is-so-hard-some-people-wait-until-they-are-in-their/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“Though no longer living in silence, I continued to carry pain and memories.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/though-no-longer-living-in-silence-i-continued-to-carry-pain-and/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“As I faced each tragedy in my life, I learned to reach into the depth of my soul for strength and determination. Through this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/as-i-faced-each-tragedy-in-my-life-i-learned-to-reach-into-the-depth/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“My goal in going public was not to put my extended family to shame, or to get back at Brian for abusing my sister…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/my-goal-in-going-public-was-not-to-put-my-extended-family-to-shame-or/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“By opening the door to my life, it is my hope and mission to shed light on the hidden wounds of abuse, to end…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/by-opening-the-door-to-my-life-it-is-my-hope-and-mission-to-shed/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [“While my sister and I were reminded we did not cause this pain, it was knowing that because we broke our silence about what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/while-my-sister-and-i-were-reminded-we-did-not-cause-this-pain-it-was/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

> [As in so many cases of sexual abuse within the family, it is much more complicated than had it been done by a stranger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-merryn/as-in-so-many-cases-of-sexual-abuse-within-the-family-it-is-much-more/)

[Erin Merryn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-merryn/)

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