Turns out, they knew
Hey. I'm new here, but I needed to get this out. Throwaway because obvs.
As a kid, I grew up in a multigenerational home. Me, my parents, my grandparents, and a great uncle. No siblings. The great uncle did what creepy uncles do. To me. Thankfully, I can't remember anything. I can picture my house growing up perfectly, but when I think of his bedroom, it's just black. I can't remember anything about it. But I remember leaving his room physically uncomfortable, upset, and afraid. I never said anything because I was so small and scared; he died when i was eight.
Fast forward almost 40 years. My dad's been dead over 15 years. On Mother's Day, my mother casually drops, "Oh yeah, we always thought something was going on." I was floored. Absolutely shocked and disgusted. My mother has some mental health issues and wasn't emotionally supportive to me basically ever. I didn't expect over the top care or protection, but YOU LET YOUR EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER ALONE IN HIS ROOM WHEN YOU SUSPECTED CSA???????!?!??!?!?
I'm well into my 40s, and this hit me like a ton of bricks. I honestly don't even know what to do. I'm in therapy and will talk about it with my therapist, but I just needed to get this out I guess.