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It was an interesting turn of events on Desperate Housewives Sunday night, November, 8 when Susan encounters a former high school classmate, Police Detective Denise LaPera. Susan does not remember Detective LaPera, but the detective does remember Susan. The detective eagerly volunteers to take over the case of looking into who strangled Susan's daughter.

During the episode we discover that back in the high school days it was Susan, the cheerleader, who nicknamed Denise "Moose" and who encouraged the entire school to use the "moose call" when Denise walked by. She further humiliated her by stealing her date at prom, the only date she had in high school. And to make the humiliation permanent, the tag of Moose, was published with Denise's name in the high school yearbook.

A fitting conclusion to the encounter at the end of the show was Denise's discovery that Susan has, in an earlier episode shot neighbor Catherine and not reported it to the police. Denise has the pleasure of "reading Susan her rights" and "finding closure" on old memories by locking her up and walking away laughing derisively.

Memories of bullying do not go away. They become suppressed, as in Denise's case.

In the Central Oregon Area an agency working with children and teenagers who are being abused is the Kids Center. For information on programs such as "Darkness to Light" Community trainings go to www.kidscenter.org

Ken