Mark Agnon

And that that will protect me. And that will make sure nothing like this happens again. And the constant battle to put that on every single day. Yeah. It must be draining.

And that that will protect me. And that will make sure nothing like this happens again. And the constant battle to put that on every single day. Yeah. It must be draining.

And drugs and alcohol are a great escape for that.

And drugs and alcohol are a great escape for that.

Because you get this thing.

Because you get this thing.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah, of course. So you get access to weed and you're smoking regularly. Yeah.

Yeah, of course. So you get access to weed and you're smoking regularly. Yeah.

And is the feeling fear of retribution from Dennis?

And is the feeling fear of retribution from Dennis?

So if you could just get rid of the damaged one. Yeah. And, you know, we can move on.

So if you could just get rid of the damaged one. Yeah. And, you know, we can move on.

This is done.

This is done.

Now, it seems like your dad, unfortunately, was doing the right thing. Like, I don't think his actions were negligent necessarily. They just might have been sort of misguided in the way that he put pressure on you in that moment. So I'm curious, like, if you had advice for parents that maybe are dealing with a kid that had experienced a predator like this, what should they say instead?

Now, it seems like your dad, unfortunately, was doing the right thing. Like, I don't think his actions were negligent necessarily. They just might have been sort of misguided in the way that he put pressure on you in that moment. So I'm curious, like, if you had advice for parents that maybe are dealing with a kid that had experienced a predator like this, what should they say instead?

Do you think asking a kid straight up, like, hey, has this person touched you? Is that adequate questioning in the work that you've done with other abuse survivors? Or should it be phrased in a different way?

Do you think asking a kid straight up, like, hey, has this person touched you? Is that adequate questioning in the work that you've done with other abuse survivors? Or should it be phrased in a different way?