Did Kavanaugh remember her at all? Or, just didn’t remember the incident she alleges? Did they run in the same circles? It is possible he didn’t commit the incident to memory if he didn’t think much of it. Not making excuses, just saying. The guy who once had me pinned under him so I could barely move and finally my protesting and little wriggling I could do, he let me up, I doubt he remembers me. However, I doubt that was the only time he did something like that, which is a problem in and of itself. I barely remember what he looked like, and I was pretty frightened for a little bit there.
Plus, memory is a screwed up thing. My sister is sure she was very frightened when they used to have drills in school for the bomb. You know, hiding under desks and all of that. She feels it affected her anxiety level overall, another trauma added to other traumas. Thing is she never did it. She and I were born after that was a thing. I even asked friends who went to school with us to see if my memory was wrong, and everyone agrees with me.
There are other memories she has confused, one is something that happened to me. She put the actions of one man onto a different one, and it added to why she won’t speak to our father. She was wrong though about that thing, she was just piling on. When I corrected her I think she realized that she had it wrong, after years of believing the wrong thing.
My MIL is sure she saw me take communion in Catholic Church. I would NEVER do that. First, I’m not Catholic, second, even if Catholic your supposed to be free of sin or have confessed. I would never disrespect the church by taking communion when I’m not eligible. Moreover, I’m Jewish and an atheist, and when I’m in church I don’t kneel when everyone kneels, I don’t do any of that. I will stand when people stand though.
False memory is real. I’m not accusing Ford or Kavanaugh of false memories, but it would be good to hear from witnesses. Try to get more information.