You know how I mentioned...

...briefly in a previous post that I had been raped in high school? 

Well, I feel like I should post a tad diddly bit about that.  Mostly because a lot of my readers are friends who know about it and they genuinely care about me and are likely rather weirded out/scared for me/not sure what to say or do.

Here’s the deal.  That’s the first time that I have ever publicly announced that.  A handful (or two) of people know about that.  Fewer than that know exactly how it happened.  And it’s a fairly gross, scary, sad story.

I have a piece that I’ve written that goes in all-too-great-of-detail about the event which I’m hoping to get published at some point.  It’s fairly intense.  I wouldn’t wish what I went through on anyone.

However, because of a couple private responses I received, I figured I should just let everyone out there who reads this know, that everything’s cool.  :)  There’s nothing to worry about.  I’m not some sort of crazy person ‘cause I was able to forgive or whatever.  It all happened a long time ago and a lot has happened since then.  So there ain’t nothin’ to worry ‘bout.

Also... had it not happened, I wouldn’t be who I am today.  So, in a way, it’s even a good thing.  But that’s really all I wanted to say about all that...