Someone broke into my house.

My baby girl was sleeping in her room when an unidentified man hit her in her face. She woke up screaming and fought him off, and he ran away. The one hit was the only physical injury. No sexual assault, although we have no doubt that was his intent. That, or to steal her away and sell her or something similar.

Someone broke into my baby’s room, while she was sleeping, assaulted her, and ran away.

And who do the police blame?

MY BABY GIRL.

It had to be her fault.

She must know the guy and is lying to protect him. She must have snuck out. She fell and hit her head. She was on drugs and hallucinated the whole thing.

Are you fucking kidding me????

ARE YOU SERIOUSLY BLAMING MY BABY FOR BEING ASSAULTED IN HER OWN BED????

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK IS WRONG WITH THIS WORLD????

She didn’t hallucinate the fucking concussion! Or the bruise spreading across her face!!! Or the fear response she had when she didn’t hear me coming and I was suddenly THERE.

Guy still at large. No chance of catching him until he strikes again, and it’s a certainty that he will, and probably has before. Some predator targeted my child, and those people don’t just give up. I’m sure he intended to knock her out, but when she woke, he spooked and ran off.

I can’t sleep. When I do, I keep dreaming of getting attacked. Guys trying to break down my bedroom door. Being in a war-zone and my tent being trampled. Getting chased and trapped.

And then I was actually asleep, and my dog made a yelp in her sleep that sounded like someone had been hurt, and I woke in a complete panic, bolting for my door and yelling my kid’s name. She came and cuddled me and I almost finally cried. I haven’t been able to yet. Not really. I have to Be Strong. When I do finally, I know it will be a relief, but I haven’t felt… idk… safe enough to feel it.

I’m so angry.

I know people blame girls for the actions of men, but this is ridiculous. The police kept saying an attack by someone she didn’t know is just a statistical improbability. Don’t tell me that shit doesn’t fucking happen. Don’t tell me our girls aren’t being kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery. Don’t tell me men don’t watch and wait and prey on young girls. Don’t you fucking tell me that shit, because I know it isn’t true. That shit happens, and it almost happened to my daughter and THEY STILL BLAME HER.