I’m sorry this happened to you. I think you should tell your parents and don’t go to the wedding. I know you might be scared of how they’ll react but at the end of the day they’re you’re parents and they will protect you. I know it’s frowned upon to talk about these things in our community but unfortunately it’s so common. They’ll know why you didn’t go to the wedding and you shouldn’t have to put yourself through seeing that man again. Think about it this way… if this man hurt you like that, he’s probably also done the same to other girls but no one has spoken up about it because he’s ‘respected.’

I have three daughters and if I found out anyone in the family hurt them like that I’d lose my shit on them and make sure the whole family knows what a POS that person is.

Honestly the same thing happened to me when I was 8. I was repressed it so much that I didn’t even remember it happened until I read a book where the story of my molestation was very similar and I immediately remembered. I ended up telling my mom at 20. I’m in my 30’s now and I have often wondered how many other girls that man did this to. I wish I had spoken up earlier and maybe protected these other girls. It also makes me sick to my stomach knowing he has daughters. I’ve often wondered if he molested them too.