so does a molestaion at 7 affect an adult at 50 usually I had a cousin molest me and I told my father HE told my brother that he knew something had happened but he couldnt do anything because it was his brothers son..my mother wrote a leetr to the molester cousin and didnt tell me until afterwards tSO then the other brother died twwo yrs later and he also tried to moleats me at 13. thats when it all cmae out and I felel like Im in a dark hole The funeral facilitated my talking to the other one and I even wnet out to dinner to talk about it to him but he didnt say much and I didnt say much I said I would never do anything to him but I wnated a settlemt for counseling and damages he wanted to know who my counslelor was THAt infuriated me hed taken all of my power awya already and then I told the police and my family has alienated my daughter form me using other things as an excuse for the wya I am .. or was kind of timid and not tolerant to arguing always letting my father intimidate em and she was creul and told me no one would ever want me my mother NIce after all I went through