Comments on: Jayne Sterne Speaks Against Abuse

By: Maree

Maree — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:17:17 +0000

Hi, I am from Melbourne, Australia, and I have just finished reading your book, which I borrowed from my local library..you are an amazing woman Jayne, so brave, I loved your book. I am also a ‘survivor’. I was sexually abused as a child by a man who was a boarder at my grandmother’s house, I was very young, but I can always remember him trying to coax me into sitting on his knee, but the couple of times I did his hands would wander and eventually I became very frightened of him and refused to go near him.I think my parents may have twigged what was going on by then because he dissapeared after a little while and thankfully was never heard of again. I became pregnant at 18 and got married, but there was domestic violence in the marriage and I had to get out 9 years later. I became involved with another man a few years later and we have 12 year old twins, James and Emma. I also had to flee this relationship 8 years ago due to domestic violence. I had to get the police involved as he had made a threat to kill me and had attacked me. He took our daughter Emma the night we separated and hid her away for 5 days and wouldn’t tell anyone where she was..I honestly thought he had killed her as no-one could find her. Thankfully now we are all ok and my twins will be 13 next year. Unfortunately though, my former husband from my marriage at 18 took his own life 5 years ago. I was one of the last people he came to see before he died, so of course I was summouned to the police station to give a statement. Our daughter is now 24 and misses her dad so much..thank you Jayne, for writing your story, your book made me cry quite a few times.. I am so glad that you are ok now and wish all the best for you and your family,
Maree

By: jayne

jayne — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:41:21 +0000

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By: jayne

jayne — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:41:05 +0000

Hi heather thank you so much, please feel free to add me on facebook i hope my book and all i do helps in many years to come xx

By: heather

heather — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:22:46 +0000

sorry i shouldnt really say victims, i ment survivors, because thats what all the women who have gone through this is SURVIVORS XXX

By: heather

heather — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 20:21:42 +0000

hi jayne, you are an insperation to all victims, and would like to send a big thankyou to you jayne for the help and understanding you have given me, and the strengh to carry on through such hard times, i believe you have helped a lot of women out there, more than you will ever realise, big hugs and love to you xxxxx

By: jayne

jayne — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 03:08:57 +0000

Hi kay,
thank you so much for the comments, I no from my own childhood how abuse can creep up at us at any given time, more so when we least expect it. Stay focused and strong, im on face book if you ever want to chat, you dont have to be alone with this.
i hoped and dreamed my book would give others a chance to see they can survive. although hard at times we will hand our guilt back to the guilty.
lots of love jayne sterne xx

By: kay

kay — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:45:23 +0000

i read your book and it brought back so many memories i to was abuse my a babysitter friend at five years old it has affected my whole life your story has taught me you can survive i feel i know u thank you

By: jayne

jayne — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:41:38 +0000

Hi Karen, thank you so much for the kind words. I will always be so thankful to all that have left messages regards my book Destroyed.
thank you for taking time out of your life to read destroyed and for leaving such a lovely message.

love Jayne sterne & family xx

By: karen durham

karen durham — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:58:36 +0000

hi jayne
have just this minute finished your book ”Destroyed” still with tears in my eyes i might add. never ever have i experienced such devastation in my lifetime but i would just like to say thankyou. love to yourself & family.

karen xxxx

By: Jayne Sterne

Jayne Sterne — Sat, 17 May 2008 21:15:22 +0000

Hi Emnma, its Jayne Sterne here, I just wanted to say thank you so much for leaving this lovely message on Jenue’s Journal. I feel very flattered by your kind words, and so glad you feel it has helped you. Its made me feel so very proud, thank you again. jayne sterne xxxxxxxxx