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Ashanti2001
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Am I overreacting?
Trauma Support / by Ashanti2001
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 May 8th, 2020
...See more Throughout my childhood I've been molested by guys that were older than me in my neighborhood and family members. Some even girls. One that hurt me the most was my step-grandfather. He would always touch my butt when I walk past and just feel on me. I didn't think anything of it. Until one day he asked me to sit on his lap and give him a kiss. Me being a child I thought it was just an innocent affection towards me but then he stuck his tongue in my mouth. He kept forcing me to kiss him as I was trying to get him to let me go. I told my little brother and he told my mom. My mom said I was lying and to go sit down somewhere. I left it alone after that and tried to tell myself he didn't mean to.But he tried to touch me again. When he tried to touch me, I ran to my moms room and locked the door. He kept trying to get in. Mind you my mom and little brother weren't home. I was just at home with my big brother, who was sleep, in the other room. I brought it up to my mother again when I was 16 and she just gave an excuse on why he did it. I am scared to get justice for myself because I believe no would believe me. If my own mother won't believe me, what makes me think someone else will. I feel soo disgusted and ashamed that I hate myself. I feel like I could have prevented this . Men makes me very uncomfortable. I don't know what guys intentions are and I don't trust them. I am 18 now and I can't escape it.
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