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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I’m not a mom but a former prosecutor and a survivor of chile sexual abuse myself - multiple instances with multiple offenders, including family members, a neighborhood dad, a teenaged brother of an elementary school friend, etc.

I totally understand your apprehension.

I’m 55 years old and as a woman in this world and as a former prosecutor and former victim advocate, I’m firmly convinced that the reported rates of SA among children and adults both are significantly lower than the actual.

I think you should be vigilant, I think you should consider counseling to cope with the triggering feelings you’re experiencing- but I also think at some level you need to come to terms with the fact that this world is ugly and full of predators and your daughter is very likely to be molested at some point in her life.

I know that’s a bleak response. I’ve had all the therapy and I feel confident that my assertions are not paranoid or unrealistic. The bodies of girls and women are very, very often exploited. It’s just the way this world is, until we remake it.

My best advice would be to do everything you can to build the kind of relationship with her that she can tell you when it happens. I’m sorry for the world we live in. 😣[/quote]

I’m sorry for your experience, but it’s yours - and not the norm. You are being paranoid and unrealistic. I would not want my child to grow up fearful of men. There are far more good men in the world than bad. [/quote]

:roll:  :lol: [/quote]

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