This is to mother you, dear A.C.

My best friend A.C. killed her self three years ago this month. She had an an emotionally and physically abusive mom and dad, and she was kidnapped and molested by a neighbor when she was eight. When she confided about the molestation to her mother, her mother laughed at her and even said it was her fault for being stupid enough to trust the neighbor. It was such a betrayal that she said it was almost as bad as actually being molested. If you can't trust your own mother for protection and love, what chance does a kid have to ever feel safe in the world?

This is for her and all other girls and women, boys and men, who have been abused and not believed, or worse, told it was their fault:

"This Is To Mother You"

By Sinead O'Connor

This is to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you
This is to be with you
To hold you and to kiss you too
For when you need me I will do
What your own mother didn't do
Which is to mother you
All the pain that you have known
All the violence in your soul
All the wrong things they have done
I will take from you when I come
All mistakes made in distress
All your unhappiness
I will take away with my kiss, yes
I will give you tenderness
For child I am so glad I've found you
Although my arms have always been around you
Sweet bird although you did not see me
I saw you
And I'm here to mother you
To comfort you and get you through
Through when your nights are lonely
Through when your dreams are only blue
This is to mother you