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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have recently been told by my sister that my brother sexually molested her when we were children. (I'm the oldest, these events happened when my brother was 12 and sister was 8, and may have occurred again when both were in their teens. Details are unclear.)

Our parents are deceased and we are all in our late 40's and 50's. We have never been estranged from each other, but both of them have had lifelong struggles w/ mental illness and addiction. (I have not.)

I will never be able to know the truth of the extent of what did or did not happen 40+ years ago. [b]I have only heard one person's side of things so far,[/b] but no matter what the details are - it seems some level of trauma occurred. It is a lot for me to wrap my head around, and cannot help but change my view of my family of birth, and potentially my current relationships with them.

Wondering if anyone here has been through anything similar and might have any advice on how to navigate this?

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Why would you not believe what your sister is telling you?[/quote]

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