Yes. It is there in the record/papers.
Painful? Well, to be honest if was a relief for many of us.
We talk about terrorism, few really know what it means.
Wow. She may be wise enough to realize she was lucky to never have known him.
I’m sorry you must revisit all of this. There have been days in my life I sooo did not want to face. I guess all you can do is your best. Look to how nice it will be to have it behind you. As you know, it is not this young woman’s fault. It is not yours either. But life is like a box of chocolates (to quote Forrest Gump). You never know what you are going to get. You just have to be the best person you can be in whatever circumstances are handed to you by Providence.
He must have had something wrong inside.
I grew up with a dad with PTSD from being on the front lines in Korea. My parents have just now realized what it was and called it by name. But growing up was not pretty. I have no doubt that he loved us but he was mentally sick for much of that time. I’ve had to deal with the emotional fallout from that. So I feel for where you’re coming from. You probably have fallout from having that terrorism in your life too, and though it’s no good to make excuses for people there are some brain conditions that contribute to people doing crazy things, and realizing that can help us make sense of what has happened to us.
If you’re having PTSD-type issues from the past, I encourage you with the knowledge that it can help to know what you’re dealing with and call it by name, and it can greatly diminish over time. Also, you’re not alone. And the hurtful things in our past eventually serve some greater purpose - often to help us show compassion to those suffering the same way. But until you feel strong enough for that, please realize that God was with you, holding onto your through the fearful and crazy times, and He still holds onto you.
This girl will also be held, until she can come to terms with the reality that life very often is not pretty, at all. But we’re never alone. There are people and a Father who suffer right along with us because they love us, and that love can help lighten the burden.