TW SEXUAL ASSULT Why did he have to do it? He was my step-dad of 7 years. He had just left because him and my mom relationship was abusive and awful, but he took care of me for 7 years. He loved me. He cared for me as if I was his actual daughter. Then when he moved out and the cops forced us to be apart, we still texted. He would say how much he missed me, how badly he wanted to see me. I never thought what he was saying was weird or bad, he was pretty much my dad. I was going to get him to adopt me and everything once my mom got clean and they got back together. Then he kept sending pictures, saying it was his phone and not him and he couldn't see what was sending. I stopped texting when two dick pics came. Two years later I re-read it. I thought I was over reacting, but now I've just re-traumatized myself. I wish I knew then how bad it really was. I should've done something. But my step sister's didn't want me to get him in trouble. I'm so sorry to my younger self. It wasn't fair.