Sometimes life just throws hard decisions in your path. The fact is that your decision to press the SR charges is one that you can never rescind. He is now a felon, with a sexually related charge against him. You did that. I am not sure which way I would have gone on it if I had been in your shoes. If I had not been in an active relationship with my daughter for an extended period and made my presence known by that kind of action, I would be a hypocrit for all that I do at this time, but not seeing your situation first hand I am hard pressed to judge it, as I think I don't have all the facts. On the one hand, you know that you destroyed your relationship with your daughter, on the gamble that some day she will realize that you are right. In that special area of sympathy most reserve for strangers, I hope it happens, and that it does sooner, rather then later, because as I stated, what you did has no practical way to be reversed. Once again, I am not judging, because I can not, but I hope it was worth the price, and my hat is off for making the decision that you did. I am sure it took a hell of a lot to do it.
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