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I really do not know\u201d: Early parenthood experiences of aging women incest survivors; (b) \u201cThis is a true gift they are giving me now\u201d: Revealing the intrafamilial sexual abuse secret to the adult children; (c) \u201cIs it possible to say that something good came out of it?\u201d: Adult children as a victory over incest experiences; and (d) \u201cWhen my granddaughter was born, I suddenly felt that I could not go near her\u201d: Grandparenting in the shadow of incest memories.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Discussion and Implications<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Aging seems to open up a new avenue for parent\u2013child relationships in the shadow of the parent\u2019s traumatic past, allowing reframing of parenthood in later life and demonstrating the power of parenthood as a source of healing in the lives of sexual abuse victims.<\/jats:p>\n               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