Letters from Readers ~ August 22, 2007
Tuesday, 21 August 2007Rep. Olson: It has been a devastating time but faith, memories can help heal
This has been a terribly grievous and devastating time for our family, but we still have so much to be thankful for. We have our faith and a lot of wonderful memories that can help us heal.
Our Family Mark?
Are you so blind to what you have done as to not recognize the irreparable damage you have wrought upon YOUR family? You attempted to demonize your wife with the hope that it would get you off the hook. You, and you alone, have drawn this affair out simply to avoid the responsibility of your actions. In my humble opinion you deserve further child abuse charges given your atrocious treatment of a child with AUTISM. For the sake of YOUR family you really ought to leave Heidi alone, seek help, and spend the rest of your days hoping for the forgiveness of the FAMILY you refuse to recognize that you damaged!
With respect to last week’s article by Mr. Bob Grawey, the trial that I wish could have been avoided is now over. This article presents quite a different picture than what was presented in the trial. Regardless of any accuracies or inaccuracies in this article, I will not re-engage in another public trial, which like the last one is designed to destroy our wonderful family even more.
Before publishing last week’s article, Mr. Grawey contacted me for an interview about issues other than the trial. He then wrote an article about everything but the issues that I was contacted about.—Mark Olson, Big Lake
How ironic! The man who chose to portray his wife as the abuser and thereby shirk all responsibility believes the trial was "designed to destroy our wonderful family".
It appears as though your wife feels you have done plenty of destroying of the family:
Divorce and forgiveness
Even though the couple’s divorce is imminent, Olson has stated publicly that he wants to reconcile their marriage. But Heidi will have nothing to do with the notion.
“He totally crossed the line at the trial when he said I have the potential to kill him in his sleep,” Heidi says, and that he was afraid. I would never reconcile with Mark.”
Though Heidi says she still loves Olson and will miss some things about him, she will not put herself or her children through another hurtful or abusive situation.
Questioned about her public claim of forgiveness for Olson, Heidi admits she is still working on it.
“I can forgive him, but it doesn’t mean I have to invite him back into my home,” Heidi says. “Forgiveness for me means letting go of the need to punish him. It’s going to be more of a journey than an event.”
Finally, my last question for Mark, who finds inaccuracies in the story written by Grawey, is what inaccuracies were presented in a story largely made up of quotations from your wife? It appears that at the same time you want forgiveness and reconciliation you continue your quest to call your wife a LIAR.
