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Sharon - A stable family at last
Sharon grew up as the youngest
child in a disordered family that did not encourage her taking
control of her emotional or physical life. Traumatized after
being repeatedly raped at a young age by her uncle, Sharon
showed learning disabilities that were traced back to these
incidents. Her school record was poor and saw her moved from
one dormitory school to the next in an effort to find help.
Her family history of continually moving house did not help
the situation either. Between that and her school moves, Sharon
recounts that she never had a stable base of friends or of
family to turn to for emotional support.
At eighteen-years-old, Sharon was shocked
to discover that she was pregnant after a naive and relatively
innocent one-time encounter with a young man whom she barely
knew. Referred to Tzel Koratainu by her family, she arrived
at our home in the middle of her pregnancy. A sheltered, inexperienced,
and emotionally insecure young woman, Sharon greatly needed
the stability and support we could offer her in the family
setting of Tzel Koratainu. Sharon flourished here, acquiring
home management and self-care skills, and tackling the frustration
and emotional effects of her unstable family home and learning
impairment.
With Sharon's consent, we invited David,
the father of the child with whom Sharon had not been in touch,
to visit our home. We found David to be a loving and caring
young man who, himself, was confused by the situation into
which he and Sharon had fallen. David was a responsible man
with a good position in his father's business. He expressed
clear intention and desire to share the responsibility for
their child-to-be.
Continued meetings allowed Sharon
and David to develop their relationship and, in time, they
found that they genuinely cared for one another. We were delighted
when they expressed their interest in marrying and were pleased
to hold a beautiful wedding for them in our home. Sharon and
David are now happily married, sharing the care of their young
son, Joshua. Sharon has called to express her endless appreciation
for the family we were able to help her make her own and for
the emotional and physical ability to care for herself, her
husband, and especially her child.
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