It has seemed like we've needed to generate a lot of purrs lately,
hasn't it? We seem to go through periods when a lot of really nasty
stuff happens to RPCA folks.

Sending as many purrs Bridget's way as we can possibly muster.

Dan

Lots of purrs from B & C and FSP.   I do hope they help.   And let us
know if we can do more, hugs.

Bev

Yes, purrs and prayers for Bridget

helen s

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I'm a newbie, so I don't know Bridget, but I too was affected by the loss of
Eve.
Purrs for Bridget to feel better soon (and I think I can hear some cheeps
coming from my chicks to join in.)

Tweed

This is something that I deal with in my job (although I'm off sick with my
eye at the moment.)  What parents need to realise is that these people
"groom" a child for abuse.  They will take care of them lots of times
without abusing them, but suggesting things gradually and the child will
come to think of it as normal.
Most of you won't like what I've got to say here, but I'm going to say it
anyway.  If it protects one child, it's worth it.
If you leave your child with a babysitter, gently ask your child what they
did together while you were out.  99% of the time it will be fine.
Sometimes (rarely) it won't be.
Sometimes the abusers silence the child by saying if you tell anyone about
this your mother will die and then, of course they are afraid to say.
I find this a very sad part of my work.

Purrs for the little girl and her family.  They don't need to feel guilty,
we should be able to trust family friends to look after our children.

Tweed

Purrs are going out to Bridget's niece and the rest of the family that
they will be able to put this behind them.  Extremely smelly
litter-box offerings are going to the creep who would do something
like this to a little girl.
--

Nan and the furkids

A wise man talks because he has something to say;
a fool talks because he has to say something.

Wow, no wonder Bridget's so upset. I don't know Bridget's personal
history, but I do know that when someone has her diagnosis, it *always*
comes from abuse, usually very horrific abuse. So aside from feeling
the normal amount of rage and upset on behalf of her niece, this event
must be very triggering for her. Purrs for Bridget!

I hope this piece of sh*t gets a major prison sentence for this.

I'm so relieved that the family is dealing with it, rather than trying
to pretend it didn't happen, or blaming the child, and continuing to put
her in harm's way. I know *far* too many women who had that experience
when they were kids - being molested, trying to tell someone, and having
the person they tell get angry at *them*, accuse them of lying, turn their
backs and refuse to do anything about it, blame them for it, etc. Because
Bridget's niece is being believed, and is getting counseling, and because
the blame is so clearly being directed at the perpetrator, this doesn't
necessarily have to be the kind of soul-destroying trauma that it so often
is. She may always have some emotional pain about it, but it doesn't have
to wound her sense of self, the way it can when it's allowed to continue
with no hope of assistance. Hooray for her family!

Purrs for Bridget's niece, that she recover from this incident with the
knowledge that her family will protect her, and that the man who hurt her
will be punished.

Joyce

You're right, what a monster. Even the soggiest regurgitated hairballs
would not be enough. I hope he gets put in jail for a very, very long
time, as I understand that child molesters do not do very well in jail.

Please pass along purrs and prayers to Briget, her gamily, and all
those who have been affected

Oh, Bridget, such a terrible thing to happen! I am praying for you and
your niece and all the rest of the family. And I pray for the ultimate
justice for the filthy perpetrator.

--
CATherine

Please let Bridget know that we are purring very hard for her and her
entire family. Why would someone abuse an innocent child is beyond my
comprehension.

*hugs*

That is horrible.  Please tell Bridget my thoughts are with her and the
family.

Fuga

Please tell Bridget we're thinking of her family and sending our sincere
best wishes and purrs to give them strength and courage to help them deal
appropriately with this horrible incident; I'm truly glad they're all
getting counseling.
Hugs for all, too
Christine, Omar, Oreo, Midnight, Robin & Tucker

The poor family.  Purrs for them all as well as sympathy and emotional
healing thoughts and wishes for all who need them.  May the molester get
anal squeezin's as well as litter box offerings for presents for the
rest of his life, the scum bag.

Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville Seven

Purrs for Bridget's niece and sister, and the entire family.  May the
rotten molester be perpetually buried in litter box leavings!

--
Joy

"You can never do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it
will be too late." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Of course Yowie, thanks for letting us know. I'll be directing positive
thoughts towards Bridget today.

Jeanette

 Words fail me.  So, what everybody else said, with many purrs and
prayers for the poor child, for her family, and for Bridget.  Gentle
hugs for all concerned.

  Jeanne

I'm speechless. Lots of purrs and best wishes for Bridget's niece and hugs
for the rest of the family that is doing their best for her,

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Purrs for the child and her family.

"Yowie" <yowie9644.DIESPAMDIE@yahoo.com.au> had some very interesting
things to say about UPDATE : Re: Purrs for Bridget:

I've got assorted nail files and dull knives I'd be willing to lend or
utilize.

I hope the poor kid's getting counseling [likewise her parents.
They'll need it too]. I have a good idea what she's dealing with,
since my father was a pedophile.

Oh, I hope that piece of sh*t get prison time - even if it isn't for as long
as he deserves (which is the rest of his life), even a little would be great
because most child molesters don't last long among the other inmates once
it's learned what they're in for.

I'm so glad Bridget's niece had the courage to tell what happened - that
shows that the little girl is very strong and, with the support of her
family, she'll get through this.  We're sending purrs that the hurt goes
away quickly and that the scars heal completely.

Hugs,

CatNipped

This is terrible.  {{{{{Bridget's niece & family}}}}}}

I hope that justice is carried out in full measure, and that the
little girl gets all the help she needs to survive this horrendous
ordeal and be able to heal.  As a rape survivor (as an adult), I know
how deeply this cuts to the core of one's sense of self, and how
difficult it can be to feel okay about yourself again.  Many prayers
for Bridget's niece and her family that there one day be healing and
strength to walk with instead of the pain and fear I'm sure is there
at present.

Blessings,

Ginger-lyn

Purrs for Bridget, her family and most of all for her niece.
May the @#$#$% who did it get the maximum sentence.

Purrs for Brid & her family. May karma catch up with the perv.
Suz
Macmoosette
Thank Heavens There's Only One
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how terrible and sad
healing purrs for the little one and everyone around her
Lena
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This has affected some of the people close to me. Purrs that the niece
is able to make a nice life for herself in spite of this.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

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Our most powerful purrs and prayers on the way for Bridget, her neice, and
her family.

And may the molester be quickly and harshly punished.
Sam

Survivor purrs for this child on the way! And a lot of prayer that this kid will
know it was not her fault, and that the SOB gets his in court. And if he gets
his in court, he'll get even more in jail. The guards are known to go on VERY
long breaks when such offenders are brought in...

Blessed be,
Baha

What an awful, horrible thing.  We are sending mighty purrs to the
little girl and all her family.

------
Krista

Extra loud, vibrating purrs on the way for Bridget, her niece and
everone in the family.  Lacey bares her teeth at the offender (and we
know how vicious Lacey's bites are).  Hugs and healing thoughts to
everyone as well.

Julie, Hobbes, Selena, Lacey and Sam