Child sexual abuse: On handwritten notes

In The Age of Discretion, Simone de Beauvoir wrote on the importance of handwritten letters: "You are not alone as you are in front of a piece of paper that allows you to talk inwardly while you are addressing the other - to seek out and find out the truth.

"I messaged my father on WhatsApp this morning. His cancer has returned. "How are you, Papa?" I had written.

No reply. So unlike him. The man who usually reaches out to me first, especially on religious holidays.

I feel alone.

Nay, I am alone.

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