My mom called Grandma today and told her we would no longer be attending family parties. My mom told her we have had enough of being blamed for something Brian did and everyone brushing it off like it was no big deal.
Erin Merryn, Stolen Innocence: Triumphing Over a Childhood Broken by Abuse: A Memoir
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