Now that I'm here I'm having trouble getting started. I've read a few stories & it seems like this is a place for real writers. I'm not a writer. This is the first time I've tried this. If you're looking for something artfully written, there's the door. This won't be the kind of flowery-language, teasing erotic literature in the vein of AnaΓ―s Nin. My aim is just to get the words out, down in black & white.
Sorry, that sounded hostile. I suppose I'm already feeling pretty defensive. It's hard to talk about this - everyone here made writing about it look so easy. Now that I'm actually seeing the words crawling along the page I'm afraid I'll chicken out.
I'm 28 & I can't tell anyone about this, not even my therapist. God, can you even imagine? There's no way I'd be able to go back afterwards, I'd rather die. I know, patient confidentiality & everything, but people talk, even therapists. They have to. Imagine all the terrible or weird shit they hear each day. You'd go mad if you couldn't tell someone. That's why I'm here because I think I'll genuinely lose my mind if I don't talk about this. Even if it's just here, even if it's just between me & my keyboard. I need to let it out before I lose my fucking mind.
I'm not some swooning teen ingΔnue, I'm a grown woman. I'm paying the mortgage on my own apartment, I have a long-term boyfriend, & I support myself financially. I come from a Hollywood family. Mom's a model turned CEO. She pivoted from swimsuit modelling to designing a range of organic surfwear & running a lifestyle brand. This isn't really about her. She's great but she has no idea.
Dad's an actor. Not quite A-list, not in any Marvel films or anything, but without bragging, you'd recognise him. He played bit parts before he broke out in a successful drama, he was nominated for an Emmy & a Golden Globe (he got the Emmy). Since then he's mostly done indie projects, one Sci-Fi channel series & some films, some are even semi cult-classics. He turned 50 in 2022. At first he spiralled a little, it's rough, aging in Hollywood, even for men.
They've been married for more than 20 years, which is like a lifetime in LA. I was living in NY for a few years, I wanted to work on stage & was given an opportunity to mentor under someone I thought could help me make it happen. It didn't. Not all nepo-babies strike it lucky. I was crushed when I realised I wasn't going to break into The Scene. That's when I started seeing a therapist. Jesus, I'm boring you, aren't I?
So let's cut the crap. I fuck my father. Regularly. It's a publicly guarded secret, but within a certain circle, it's openly known.