I'm sorry you & so many others had to go through all this. It stinks; I know...going through a very similar situation. A close family member abused me. After many years of silence, I confronted him. Noone in the family believed me either; they can't see him doing something like that, so I'm the liar; I spent over 8 years of my life locked on a psych unit, the crazy, dark horse of the family, while he lived freely.

Then my niece came into the picture. Before she was born, I prayed she'd be a boy, so not to have to go through the same abuse. She's a beautiful girl & I was always concerned. Then she began to show regressive behaviors & other signs that set off my alarm. I called Children's Services to express my concern, knowing she was often left w/ the one who abused me. My family was enraged & I became even more the outcast. All I wanted was to protect an innocent little girl. What's wrong w/ that? To this day, none of my family has stated they believe me & they continue to look so highly upon the abuser. It hurts.

Sorry for going on for so long. Just mainly wanted to say that I understand & hope you're doing ok. I admire your willingness to make the call & stand up for those you're concerned about. That takes a lot of courage, especially when those closest to you aren't supportive.