Love, laughter, sorrow, anger, courage, fear, disgust, surprise and peace. The navras, the emotions we feel in this life. But I believe there’s another emotion which no one wants to experience. Trauma ; it’s a disturbing memory and deeply engraved scar.
Traumas can be caused by witnessing or experiencing terrifying situations or violence, sexual abuses in childhood, sexual assault and harassments. But the worst age to experience them is childhood and Teenage. The gender abuse or sexual assault and abuse from childhood or in teenage can lead to traumas and they can last longer than one can think. There’s no specific timeline that one can heal from their traumas. The victim of these can suffocate in those memories. That impacts many things in their life.
If your child or teen daughter says about being sexually abused or sexually assaulted don’t scold them as it’s their fault or they didn’t dress properly. It’s absolutely not their fault. Don’t plant the wrong idea in her young mind. She may never open up to you again and keep on enduring those evil actions all alone. Embrace your child if she says about those unpleasant things she faced. Teach her about what she can do. Give her courage to become a strong girl or woman in future. Tell her she’s not at fault. Tell her she doesn’t need to be shameful. Educate her about her rights and actions she can take against the perpetrators. Don’t be reason for your child’s traumagenic life.
Dear girls, speak up about what you face. You’re not at fault. Your dress is not a yes. Even the unwanted attention based on the severity legally becomes harassment. You have every right to take action against your perpetrator. And believe you can. You’re not disgraced by saying about your perpetrator. That’s your right and how you upheld your grace.
Let’s Pave a trauma free and healthy life for children.
With love,
Brunda Manchala.
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