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LU, thanks for the compliment, but if I do have a "beautiful heart", it's due to God. God has rescued me, from so many potential mistakes, I have made over the years. Sexual assault is sexual assault, whether it happens as a child, or an adult. I also have access to wonderful therapists; they believe me when I talk about my childhood trauma. I have spoken to a number of female Veterans, who experienced Military Sexual Trama, (MST), while serving in various branches of the military. Interesting, many people forget men are also victims of MST. LU, years ago, a woman here at the GSC, described her sexual assault in graphic images, during her time in TWI. It made me cry, but it also made me realize many of us, are victims of sexual assault. There is life after sexual abuse, but it has taken me decades, and decades to process my experiences of sexual abuse as a child. But, God is merciful, and He is capable of healing our hearts. For this, I am thankful.

Agreed; that is why I said it, it is what some others try to communicate to me.

You're right, not cheerful. Loneliness among the elderly is very common but in no small measure self-imposed - some older people lose confidence at going out. On the other hand, some older people are so interested in everything that you lose sight of the fact that they're housebound! I wasn't feeling lonely, just bored. Today I think I will actually go to church, in person - not to the very good online service that I've attended since lockdown in March. We have to be masked up and we are not allowed to sing, and we have to keep 2m apart, but (if I go) it'll be nice to see real people. And then I will come home and play in my garden, as despite the rainy forecast, it looks as though a sunny day is going to happen. Strange, ennit. I earn my living by tending other people's gardens. And then, to relax, I come home and tend my own.

Grace, your heart is so beautiful. I was sexually assaulted in the Corps in 1979 by peers. I was being "loosened up" as per VPW "doctrine", and I know that was it because I overheard those exact words used about me. I only fully recalled my assault in 2017, thanks to my survivor friend who is amazing. I think of her when I read your post because she suffered repeated sexual abuse as a child from her older brother long ago. But she is also doing well, having helped co found a national child àbuse fighting group. And she knows lots about the subject: her compassion and knowledge of problems façed by us male survivors is what helped me. But perhaps even more importantly, despite never being in a cult, she knows we were in many ways treated as children. She recommended a book by Mike Lew for male child abuse survivors despite knowing my assault happened as an adult. When I told her the book was helping me, she replied that she knew it would. She also gives me a very vital medicine for recovery: laughter. You have probably seen her sometimes on tv.

Hopefully something cheered you up...I thought Rocky's post of the cat that thinks it's a dog was so funny - I love animal videos but it never occurred to me to post something like that even though I know you're gaga about cats...my bad. what's a subgenre of horror films that feature cats? category alternate spelling: cat-A-gory British spelling: categourie Cats who want to pay their own Vet bill should go directly to the fee-line.