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Should i call her or do something?!?

Okay so i don't wanna get into too much detail..but i'm worried. Me and my cousin haven't talked in over 4 years. I used to see her everyday as a kid and we were all really close. My childhood memories are basically all with that family. But something happened and i can't quite remember what it was exactly.. but we just never talked again at some point because she betrayed my sister and talked behind her back. Earlier this month another family member of mine told my mom that she had been raped by her friends father at a party and she dropped out of high school because of it. & her and her mom are trying to sue the guy but he's moving out of the country and err.. it's just a huge mess basically. I feel really bad for her. As much as i hate her for what she did to my sister part of me feels like i need to do something and help them..because their family. If i called i doubt they would even reconize me. Should i get in contact and try to help? Or should i just let them be? I've never been in a situation like her so i don't know how i'd react or if i would want to just be left alone.

Update:

Well like i said, i can't remember exactly what happend cause i was a child at the time. I think more happend between my mother and my aunt and we had some other arguments that caused us to stop talking. I talked to her on facebook a few months ago though and she seemed okay with me emailing her.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It sounds like she was your favorite cousin as a child. No matter what she said, she IS family. I think you should call her. Yes, call her first. If you just show up at her door step one day, that may freak her out. Try calling her and ask her if she wants your help or needs you for anything. I hope everything works out well.

  • 1 decade ago

    It would not help her because she has lost all trust in people. If u had not been away fro her then YES i would say u could be of some help. But since u have been away for four years it is a long time and she prob has other people.

    However others can see it different, u may be the breath of fresh air she needs to release whatever pain she has and to finally talk about what has happened to her. You need to think you may not know how to react after she tells you some gruesome details of what happened. Your reactions can be seen by her in a way you may not mean them to be. You need to be prepared for something like that and or u may not have the educational knowledge for a rape victim that is needed to guide them to heal.

    i think your decision is a chance. it is 50/50 whether or not it is the right choice to make. Either u gain her trust back or u lose it forever. You should take the chance but be prepared for it to go the other way.

  • 1 decade ago

    i don't know if your a religious person or not but the second greatest commandment next to loving god with your whole heart mind and soul the second is to love your neighbor in that way and how much more so then a family member. Don't let something petty ruin your relationship with her. at the end of the day nothing is more important than family and this is the perfect time to come back into her life. This is a tragedy and if you can't over look faults in a tragedy you never will.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Your heart is telling you to reach out to her. It's a noble thing to do: to reach out to someone in need. Many years have passed and you all are probably very different people now than you were 4 years ago. People mature and grow, they have regrets and they change. Especially after such a traumatic thing as a rape.

    I'd say yes, reach out her, but talk to your sister first, so she doesn't hear it from someone else. Explain to her your reasons for wanting to help and that, you would, if the situations were reversed, want someone to reach out to you.

    If you do decide to contact her, just know she may be embarassed or reluctant to talk about what happened. Let her tell you things in her own time. Tell her you're there for her, whether she wants to talk or not. Just listen. She may be withdrawn or she may seem like a different person; everyone reacts to trauma differently. She may just want distraction, like a movie or a walk, and not want to talk. Such trauma is hard to talk about to anyone, even one's closest friends.

    Whichever you decide, know that was the right thing for you at this time in your life.

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    1 decade ago

    Four years is a long time to hold a grudge over something that happened to your sister. She would probably really appreciate it if you got in contact with her. She needs all the friends she can get.

  • 1 decade ago

    You don't have to hold your grudge. You are worried about her, so call her! or you'll keep thinking about it until you do something

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