Why does wanting compensation make me a gold digger?
I was the victim of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a family member. There are other girls who were also victims, and they tried to get me involved in the lawsuit, but I wasn't yet ready to really acknowledge it at that point (I was scared, humiliated and traumatized when everybody found out about it). I have been seeing a therapist to help me deal with the fall out of this past trauma.
I recently began looking into suing the family member who committed the abuse (who admitted to it and is in prison). Therapy has been expensive, and even though I have a good job, my health insurance doesn't cover it. When I began to ask how to go about suing him, people got nasty and began to call me a gold digger.
How does wanting to sue this bastard so I can continue going to therapy make me a gold digger? The other girls were each given money to help them with the fall out of his disgusting actions. Why does my wanting the same benefits make me a gold digger?
Answers & Comments
The litigious culture in the west is repellent. You have got well and are strong, you have a good job and hopefully a loving close family therefore you already have far more than the sick twisted ill man has. He has been given his punishment as the law sees fit and you are free to try and carry on with your life. Compensation will not undo what he did, nor will it make him suffer because I am guessing that he will not be the one actually paying the compensation as prisoners do not tend to have large sums of money lying around. If suing him is terribly important to you then I am sure you will find a lawyer that will do it but I am not sure that it is a healthy thing for you to do. The person who will be able to answer this best for you is your therapist.
ur totally right: it does NOT make u a gold digger
that sick man took advantage of u & all u want is to get passed it
therapy is a step in the right direction & i think the person who caused u to need it should b paying for it
i encourage u to seek legal action & get the money u need to pay for ur therapy
dont listen to those negative ppl
they havent been in ur situation
goodluck(:
It doesn't make you a gold digger. No woman should go through that. Get as much money as you can.
women are all whores and golddiggers?