I recently posted about how my sister is an offender, and now I’m grappling with the idea that the allegations against her may have been made up. Warning for discussion of CSA (child sexual abuse) Years ago, my brother’s then-wife accused my sister of touching my young niece inappropriately. After hearing this story, my parents kicked my sister out of the house, and since then, she has been homeless off and on. Besides that, CPS got involved, and all my nieces and nephews had to undergo invasive questioning; the idea that this has all been for nothing is distressing. Why do I think that maybe I was wrong about my sister being an offender? Because my brother’s wife made a second accusation, but this time, she called my brother an offender. Granted, multiple people in families can and do abuse children. All allegations of child abuse should be taken as seriously as possible. But it’s hard to take these allegations seriously when my brother’s ex-wife admitted that she made up the