The problem of sexual harrasement affects innocent children
Recently, surfing the net I've run across an article, which has really touched me. Before reading it I've never ever thought about the seriousness of this terrible issue. Here is the article itself:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaY8_CTl5yB/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
Jessica Cooper:
"I don't often speak about, but it's time, so here it is raw and in plain daylight. My story. As an innocent 5 year old I had something taken from me. What I didn't realize then was that it would change the rest of my life. I was tainted, I was living with the weight of the world on my shoulders. I felt that no one understood me or saw the world through my eyes. My worth got tied up in my appearance and I formed a very unhealthy love for myself. I got through my childhood and teens living with unresolved anger, then in my early 20s at the peak of my unhealthy obsession with my appearance, my world, my safety, net that I had been living in started to fall apart, my body and the things I loved about it – all was being taken away by an illness (probably caused by my bottled up anger), I was left "ugly" in my eyes. After much soul searching and forgiving myself and the man that put me down this path. I started to realize that my physical appearance was only skin deep and it didn't define who I was, I had to go deep and I had to learn to love all parts of me the good and the bad. This would be my healing. I'm not perfect and I still have a long way to go. But I just want you all to know the seriousness of sexual abuse and/or assault, it changed my life and for many years. I thought it had ruined it, but I'm back and I'm stronger than ever!"
I was struck by the situation which happened with this woman, as she was sexually harassed at such an early age! Children are innocent! Why should they suffer from other people's mistakes and their dirty thoughts? In my opinion, parents should protect their kids from such kind of situations by not giving their children too much freedom, by controlling their style of life, by knowing the people they communicate with, etc. I hope that this will certainly help us in reducing cases of harassement on children. Sadly, we just can't avoid this problem entirely.. As the one who wants to achieve his horrible goal, will achieve it using his own "sources" and "tricks", actually.
Moreover, the way Jessica thinks after the situation at 5 years old, unpleasantly surprised me as well. She just can't forget it at all! That is really terrible... That case made her close herself to others, made her love only herself. She can't live a normal life anymore, as her childhood has been stolen and cannot be returned anymore.
For such a reason the #MeToo Movement has been created. They go on meetings against sexual harassment, they try to insist on preventing this problem. They say that we should unite and stand for solving this serious issue. And I totally agree with them!
However, in our country there is no such a movement. I think that is because we have quite too much other problems to solve. I suppose we should create an alternative movement in Russia, as nowadays this problem is widespread all over the world!
Recently, surfing the net I've run across an article, which has really touched me. Before reading it I've never ever thought about the seriousness of this terrible issue. Here is the article itself:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaY8_CTl5yB/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
Jessica Cooper:
"I don't often speak about, but it's time, so here it is raw and in plain daylight. My story. As an innocent 5 year old I had something taken from me. What I didn't realize then was that it would change the rest of my life. I was tainted, I was living with the weight of the world on my shoulders. I felt that no one understood me or saw the world through my eyes. My worth got tied up in my appearance and I formed a very unhealthy love for myself. I got through my childhood and teens living with unresolved anger, then in my early 20s at the peak of my unhealthy obsession with my appearance, my world, my safety, net that I had been living in started to fall apart, my body and the things I loved about it – all was being taken away by an illness (probably caused by my bottled up anger), I was left "ugly" in my eyes. After much soul searching and forgiving myself and the man that put me down this path. I started to realize that my physical appearance was only skin deep and it didn't define who I was, I had to go deep and I had to learn to love all parts of me the good and the bad. This would be my healing. I'm not perfect and I still have a long way to go. But I just want you all to know the seriousness of sexual abuse and/or assault, it changed my life and for many years. I thought it had ruined it, but I'm back and I'm stronger than ever!"
I was struck by the situation which happened with this woman, as she was sexually harassed at such an early age! Children are innocent! Why should they suffer from other people's mistakes and their dirty thoughts? In my opinion, parents should protect their kids from such kind of situations by not giving their children too much freedom, by controlling their style of life, by knowing the people they communicate with, etc. I hope that this will certainly help us in reducing cases of harassement on children. Sadly, we just can't avoid this problem entirely.. As the one who wants to achieve his horrible goal, will achieve it using his own "sources" and "tricks", actually.
Moreover, the way Jessica thinks after the situation at 5 years old, unpleasantly surprised me as well. She just can't forget it at all! That is really terrible... That case made her close herself to others, made her love only herself. She can't live a normal life anymore, as her childhood has been stolen and cannot be returned anymore.
For such a reason the #MeToo Movement has been created. They go on meetings against sexual harassment, they try to insist on preventing this problem. They say that we should unite and stand for solving this serious issue. And I totally agree with them!
However, in our country there is no such a movement. I think that is because we have quite too much other problems to solve. I suppose we should create an alternative movement in Russia, as nowadays this problem is widespread all over the world!
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