When I was 12 years old, in middle school my sister Sandy, and my two girlfriends Jill and Vanessa and myself were violated by a neighborhood pervert. Richard was a white man in his thirty’s a father of two young children. He lived in the upstairs apartment from Vanessa and her family. Vanessa was the new kid in the neighborhood, she went to school with us and lived down the block from my house.
Unfortunately, there wasn’t much parental supervision in the household. A single mom who was attending nursing school full-time and worked part-time. Vanessa was one of six kids; ages ranged from 6 to 18 years old. We all became friends and over to Vanessa’s apartment after school and jump rope and play; because she wasn’t allowed to leave her house. The …show more content…
When Sandy and I would reach our block, we would avoid walking on the same side of block Richard lived. Once we come to the middle of the block right before Ricard’s house, we would run as fast we can until reaching our home. Not realizing that my mind was shifting from the “low road” to “high road” the survival circuits were doing their job. Believing that if we don’t pass his apartment, we would be safe and he would never expose himself to us …show more content…
Thinking back now of what my mom told us “There are evil and sick people out in the world, and we must always be careful of where we go and beware of your surroundings.” By adopting this strategy, of coping with what happen to me, I became an over protected parent and a stay home mom. Preferring that the kid’s friends would come over to our house and play while I was home. Making sure they were safe; I drove the kids to school in the morning and picked them up in the afternoon. We discussed with the children about the right touch and the wrong touch and reassured, them to be honest, and don’t be scared to tell us anything that happens to
Unfortunately, there wasn’t much parental supervision in the household. A single mom who was attending nursing school full-time and worked part-time. Vanessa was one of six kids; ages ranged from 6 to 18 years old. We all became friends and over to Vanessa’s apartment after school and jump rope and play; because she wasn’t allowed to leave her house. The …show more content…
When Sandy and I would reach our block, we would avoid walking on the same side of block Richard lived. Once we come to the middle of the block right before Ricard’s house, we would run as fast we can until reaching our home. Not realizing that my mind was shifting from the “low road” to “high road” the survival circuits were doing their job. Believing that if we don’t pass his apartment, we would be safe and he would never expose himself to us …show more content…
Thinking back now of what my mom told us “There are evil and sick people out in the world, and we must always be careful of where we go and beware of your surroundings.” By adopting this strategy, of coping with what happen to me, I became an over protected parent and a stay home mom. Preferring that the kid’s friends would come over to our house and play while I was home. Making sure they were safe; I drove the kids to school in the morning and picked them up in the afternoon. We discussed with the children about the right touch and the wrong touch and reassured, them to be honest, and don’t be scared to tell us anything that happens to