Combating abuse
By BYOLA2871
@BYOLA2871 (4371)
South Africa
May 6, 2009 5:50am CST
I have often wondered how it becomes so easy for some parents to be so comfortable with maltreating their own children, this becomes even worse when you consider that there are a great number of people /couple out there who will give anything to have at least one child to call their own, this line of thought came as a result of one article I read in a magazine telling the story of a 16 year old girl whose father was found guilty of child abuse .The girl accused the father of raping her right from when she was just eight and making her go through abortion at the age of 11,and threatening to kill her if she ever told anyone, this became a continuous process till the girl was 15 ,imagine the horror that even the mother supported the husband claiming that he was the bread winner for the family so she couldn’t do much to help her own daughter ,that’s bad isn’t it? My dear friend here on mylot what can we do to put a stop to this terrible menace of child abuse in our society?
3 responses
@Darkwing (21583)
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17 May 09
Sometimes, it's very difficult to know that a person is this way inclined. It's a terrible trauma for a child to have to suffer at the hands of a paedophile adult but unless they reveal to you what's going on, you don't always spot the signs. Paedophiles are very clever, crafty people who can cover up what they're doing at the time by threatening a scared child. Of course, they don't consider that the child will grow up and eventually reveal their atrocities, so the abusers are not caught until the damage is done. I don't know what we can do about this other than to be alert at all times and to listen to and talk with our children regularly. We need to make them feel protected, in the wake of the abuser, and secure in the knowledge that we can stop the abominable process.
Brightest Blessings my friend.
@Brandiewynne (71)
• United States
6 May 09
I don't know if we can put a stop to it. We just have to be vigilant in reporting these things to the proper authorities. I know that my oldest son has come home and voiced concerns over some of his friends. We spoke at length and I spoke with his friend before taking any action.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
6 May 09
I'm not sure what all we can actually do to put a stop to it. I know we can turn these people in to the Child Protective service and let them handle it. They will weigh the situation and hopefully get the child into a loving and stable home.
