If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why?

Well it has been awhile since I have been on here, but that is due to the fact that I have been sick here and there, but I decided to start my day with this one daily question because it is something that I hope one day happens. I have been hearing about anyone that has been sexually assaulted at any point may not have to worry about the statute of limitations. I mean I went through my assault 25 years ago, but I never received justice and the predator was given the chance to continue his service while they labeled me as the one that could not cope with the military and that is the way I was kicked out, especially when I loved my job in the Army. I still had a lot to offer in my field, but that was the decision of the Army and then I was just a so called loser, but it took me awhile to realize that I was actually a Veteran. For awhile I felt like I didn’t earn that right to represent that name, of course the mental issues don’t help, but this is the price that I paid for all the things great that are in my life.

I also know that there are other women and even men that have experienced Military Sexual Trauma and just couldn’t speak up for others that may have gone through the shit that no one should ever wish on someone else. It’s scary at first trying to figure out if something was real or just a dream and in my place I realized that I had gone through this tragedy and after that I was never the same again. Just because you did not speak up back then, does not mean that you don’t have to say something, because your voice is that support that all those who felt alone felt at a moment in their life wondering if life is worth living. This is something I would battle with, but now for a different issue than before when my dad used to beat me. Now a new issue comes up and that is the fact that my parents would deny that I went through what I went through.

This is where I started hating my parents more and more, because all they wanted me to do was tell me that I need to get over it, but that shit is not something you forget. It is like a birthmark you do not want, but it is always there. There are people that were close to me that never knew this tragedy, but I think those that are looking down at me now know and in some instances they may regret all the shit they did to people that did not deserve it. That is why I have had to chose my family the way I have and it helps when people support and care for you. None other than someone I would call my little brother is my Marine battle buddy Shmelvin. Yes, you have always made me feel safe and I have always tried to keep you happy with food, but you are missed and I am proud that you became the person you wanted to become career wise. At some point there is always a silver lining to something that just seems really fucked up.