WARNING! This episode may be triggering for some…
Protection of our youth should be paramount in the minds of parents and all adults responsible for the welfare of children. Unfortunately, we live in a culture wherein children are the prey of sexual predators. And these predators not are not only targeting girls, but also our boys. They are after our infants, toddlers, prepubescent children and beyond. There is no exemption of victim or victimizer. Perpetrators are fathers, mothers, teachers, preachers, coaches and doctors. In so many cases, they are the most trusted members of our society.
We are shown news story after story that the worst is happening to our children -sometimes for years- unbeknownst to parents. To protect our children from the ungodly intentions of these people, we must not be reckless with whom we leave our children alone. And we must be proactive.
Unfortunately, some of what I relate may be upsetting because I believe in very strict boundaries. I do not believe we should leave our young children alone with any male- that’s right-not ANY male- father, grandfather, boyfriend, uncle, brother, cousin. Additionally, we must be extremely limiting and selective with, women because vile intentions and sexual exploitation are not only the actions of men alone. Women engage in these indecencies as well.
I am a firm believer in risking a personal offense rather than therapeutic reparation of innocence lost to sexual abuse.
We can start protecting our children by realizing their value and our responsibility to them. Anywhere we go, with very few exceptions such as work, our children should be able to come with us. Otherwise, we might want to reconsider if it means leaving our children with a sitter.
This episode is not one intended to create suspicion in households and families. But it is one urging mothers and fathers to recognize the potential for abuse in any situation and a reminder that most abuse occurs with someone close to the family or a relative.
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