I've been through the assult part quite a few times growing up, I learned to just be quiet and not fight back. I learned early on (from my experiences) not to say anything or it got worse. She pulled out something that was ten times stronger.
I haven't heard what has happed to her since this unprovoked attack on her, I hope she's doing as well as one can expect to be after that?
Healing from this type of thing as well as what she already had going on will take a long time. I've learned our bodies heal faster than the mind, but our bodies keep score in its own way.
Thank you for sharing this! For as hard as it is to talk about, we need to keep these going.
*NEVER FORGET*
This means something different to everyone, but it definitely rings to the truth that something happened that never should have in the first place!
Thank you PmBluemoon. You are very right, she pulled out something that was ten times stronger!
Kelly’s physical wounds have healed. she is still processing the rest. She is a profoundly strong individual, and she is quickly becoming a good friend to me. She has also reported her incident to the Attorney General and will likely be part of a class action lawsuit in the future.
Target has not cooperated in requests for any potential video footage of the assault. We don’t even know if they have footage.
Thank you Teri, and thank you for heart behind the voice of Kelly. I am an Aussie, and there is a wonderful song by a guy named John Farnham, (a legend here) called The Voice. In it there are the lines..."We are all someone's daughter. We're all someone's son. How long are we going to look at each other, down the barrel of a gun". The women and the men of Minnesota are beautiful examples to us all, that there is a voice of love and resilience that will make the difference needed. Thank you again.
I’m going to look up this song and add it to my resistance playlist.
@Ian Haycroft - thank you so much for your constant support and many comments. You help me keep going on those days when I think it just keeps getting worse.
There’s something powerful in the idea that a voice can interrupt violence, but also something dangerous if we start turning survival into a formula. Not every moment gives you the space to find the “right words,” and not every person in front of you is reachable. Sometimes what worked is grace, timing, or pure luck, not something we can recreate on demand.
did this piece give you the feeling of turning survival into a formula and that it can be recreated? That is certainly not my intention. If that is the case, I might need to edit something…
No, I didn’t read it that way at all. The story itself comes through as raw and real, not instructional. I think what you captured was something rare and human, that moment where a voice reaches someone before the situation goes further.
My comment was more about how readers sometimes turn stories like this into something repeatable, even when that’s not what the writer intended. What you wrote honors the moment, it doesn’t reduce it.
phew. and thank you for this awesome review of my writing. I’m humbled. I’m gonna go re-read this comment a few dozen times to the imposter syndrome little girl inside me until she decides it is her favorite bedtime story!
I'd love to send her my deepest wishes for healing and peace! 🕊
I would hope that even if it's far away, they might have an angle on any camera somewhere that could help somehow and they would be willing to cooperate.
Thank you for letting me know she's on her way to recovery 😊
Wow, that's next level stuff.
I've been through the assult part quite a few times growing up, I learned to just be quiet and not fight back. I learned early on (from my experiences) not to say anything or it got worse. She pulled out something that was ten times stronger.
I haven't heard what has happed to her since this unprovoked attack on her, I hope she's doing as well as one can expect to be after that?
Healing from this type of thing as well as what she already had going on will take a long time. I've learned our bodies heal faster than the mind, but our bodies keep score in its own way.
Thank you for sharing this! For as hard as it is to talk about, we need to keep these going.
*NEVER FORGET*
This means something different to everyone, but it definitely rings to the truth that something happened that never should have in the first place!
❤️🩹
Thank you PmBluemoon. You are very right, she pulled out something that was ten times stronger!
Kelly’s physical wounds have healed. she is still processing the rest. She is a profoundly strong individual, and she is quickly becoming a good friend to me. She has also reported her incident to the Attorney General and will likely be part of a class action lawsuit in the future.
Target has not cooperated in requests for any potential video footage of the assault. We don’t even know if they have footage.
Thank you Teri, and thank you for heart behind the voice of Kelly. I am an Aussie, and there is a wonderful song by a guy named John Farnham, (a legend here) called The Voice. In it there are the lines..."We are all someone's daughter. We're all someone's son. How long are we going to look at each other, down the barrel of a gun". The women and the men of Minnesota are beautiful examples to us all, that there is a voice of love and resilience that will make the difference needed. Thank you again.
I’m going to look up this song and add it to my resistance playlist.
@Ian Haycroft - thank you so much for your constant support and many comments. You help me keep going on those days when I think it just keeps getting worse.
Here is a live version Teri. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m2m_9Uijso&list=RD6m2m_9Uijso&start_radio=1
There’s something powerful in the idea that a voice can interrupt violence, but also something dangerous if we start turning survival into a formula. Not every moment gives you the space to find the “right words,” and not every person in front of you is reachable. Sometimes what worked is grace, timing, or pure luck, not something we can recreate on demand.
did this piece give you the feeling of turning survival into a formula and that it can be recreated? That is certainly not my intention. If that is the case, I might need to edit something…
No, I didn’t read it that way at all. The story itself comes through as raw and real, not instructional. I think what you captured was something rare and human, that moment where a voice reaches someone before the situation goes further.
My comment was more about how readers sometimes turn stories like this into something repeatable, even when that’s not what the writer intended. What you wrote honors the moment, it doesn’t reduce it.
phew. and thank you for this awesome review of my writing. I’m humbled. I’m gonna go re-read this comment a few dozen times to the imposter syndrome little girl inside me until she decides it is her favorite bedtime story!
What a powerful statement, "I could be your mother."
🥹🥰❤️🩹💖
I'm glad to hear she's healing well 💖
I'd love to send her my deepest wishes for healing and peace! 🕊
I would hope that even if it's far away, they might have an angle on any camera somewhere that could help somehow and they would be willing to cooperate.
Thank you for letting me know she's on her way to recovery 😊
she will likely see this thread, so you just gave her those deepest wishes!