Originally posted by Kuskovian:
All I do know is it burns within me still to this day
Kuskovian, I don't know your whole story but you can only protect someone so far. If some idiot is going to do something totally wrong and stupid, they will find a way no matter what you do.

Don't beat yourself up. If you can be a support now be that. And what I have to say next is something that all who have suffered abuse have to deal with: Look forward. There is little to be gained by fixating on the past. Let the past strenghen your resolve for the future, that's where life is.