“You want to know how to rip the
child out of a child? Fuck him.” [Judgement on Bailli]
Just as crude as it is
Following on from the
conversation I started yesterday about the freedom to speak the truth
regardless of whether it shocks or it is brutal, the excerpt at the beginning
of this blog speaks volumes. It does not have to be gender specific, it applies
to all children.
On the matter of
child sexual abuse, I cannot say when I read the many harrowing ordeals others
experienced that I suffered anywhere along the lines of what they endured, not
by any stretch of the imagination.
Yet, the crudeness of
the opening statement does not begin to describe the loss of innocence of a
child when exposed to such atrocious abuse and being made the object of abuse
without any sense of humanity for the inordinate pleasure of the perpetrator.
We cope, either way
Though some of us who
once were victims of abuse have found coping mechanisms to live somewhat
well-adjusted lives, none of what happened then is without lasting consequence.
One such consequence
for some of us was in getting this early practical and harrowing introduction
to sex, we became like suckling toddlers who before being weaned had our diets changed from milk to meat. I covered that issue the blog below.
Carrying on the theme
from the introduction, one can in the colloquial say, these acts of child
sexual abuse in ripping out the child out of the child fucks up their heads and
fucks up their lives and that is the beginning of many other fuck ups that
people may not understand.
The signs missed
A usually normal
gregarious child that suddenly becomes withdrawn and introverted, performance
at school going downhill, unexplained and out-of-character behaviour giving
guardians concern, a tendency to unhealthy habits leading to inexplicable
addictions – these are usually symptoms of something gone wrong and usually
never properly understood without professional help.
Then you begin to
wonder why certain children later in life do not measure up to all sorts of
expectations of them. Enough mental anguish and energy is expended in attaining
a sense of normalcy without being harangued by parent, relation, friend,
acquaintance or anyone to fit to some model of responsibility and status.
No more abuse
Yet, many suffer all
the more for trying to please from when they were under threat after abuse
through to the present time. Not that we give much thought to being let down or
finding no protection where ideally there should have been support, succour,
comfort and protection, in most cases we harbour no grudges.
However, there comes
a time that if the pushing and urging does not stop the ensuing torrent of
bottled up emotion and hurt will sweep people completely out of the way like a
flood with shock.
It behoves many that
these stories be told at a convenient time and that what many may not
understand about that others read to be habit and attitude might well be the
ultimate act of self-preservation. We might be just a bit fucked-up, but we cope well, however, if you
encroach too much on our space, do not be surprised when we firmly say,
fuck-off!
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