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“He’d never do that.”
“But he’s such a nice guy!”
“She’s lying or she’d have complained sooner.”
“He’s a pillar of the community.”
“Why ruin a man’s name?”
“I’ve never seen him do anything.”
“He said he didn’t do it. What else do you want?”
“Kids are unreliable.”
“Women lie about this stuff all the time.”
Even when videos surfaced following one victim’s suicide. Even after he was convicted. Some kept claiming he’d been the one wronged.
For Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt: Denial in 77 words
Na'ama Yehuda 
Mmm, I like this
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Thank you.
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I wish this was fiction 😦
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I hear you. I wish it were, too!
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Thoughtfully expressed. Heartbreakingly real. 💔
Adele Ryan McDowell,
AdeleRyanMcDowell.com Adeleandthepenguin.com MakingPeacewithSuicide.com Channeledgrace.com
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Thank you, Adele. I wish it were not so real, and I hope that one day it would no longer be. … XOXO
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And so the cycle continues…
Well done, dahlink!
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Alas, yes. Though we can refuse to sweep more junk under the rug …. and perhaps, make people not loiter our world so with harm to others or excuses for those who do harm …
XOXO
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That we can. It starts with each of us.
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Totally and completely.
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