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Child sexual abuse usually happens at the hands of a known person, and a child might not know what is happening, and might not have the words to express it. Empower them to speak up.
You were playful You were pure Unknown to facts, at the age of eight Truth from you was obscured
He was your own He was family And when no-one was home He took you in arms Sitting on the couch Said you are such a good child And showed you a little pouch
He kissed you and touched you And asked you not to tell anyone How he loved you… Coz that’s the secret you two will share And he’ll always be there To get you all the things That were on your mind
Once you spoke up Mother, he kisses very hard And he did bite That makes your neck pain To which she replied, “He is your uncle na! He just loves you Be nice.”
You were just a kid How could you tell someone? You didn’t know that it wasn’t right Now you are 20 You still feel it all the time You can’t get rid of those thoughts You get scared inside When someone tries to hold your hand You wonder If you’ll ever be fine!
Now you sit in front of the mirror Telling yourself all this Telling to let go It wasn’t your fault You didn’t know that it wasn’t right
You still want to ask You mother, father And your sister Why weren’t they more aware? Why didn’t they care? When you told them What all he is getting you Why didn’t they ask? At what price?
This world is a fake face When they told you not to trust strangers Why did they not tell you? What’s wrong that someone can do? No matter if they are family Why didn’t you get to know it in time?
Now that you sit everyday Looking at yourself. You see the distance It brought Between you and your life That can’t be fulfilled By any condolence Any human, place Or time No words can make it right And you don’t want anything else But just want to know Instead of just saying Stay away from strangers Why no one makes sure That a kid also knows What’s wrong and what’s right?
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Author’s Note: The statistics of child abuse are really high but still it is neglected by most of us. We don’t talk about it. So how will we ensure that our child is safe? We think that our relatives and family friends are trustworthy. But we cannot deny the capabilities of human mind and that everyone has some other self that is unknown to others. Child abuse is not just about some serious torture. It can be physical, sexual, or psychological. Anything to any extend that affects your child in a negative manner is abuse. We need to know about it and find out ways to prevent it. I write this to spread the same message. I read online “A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds.” Who knows how many are there which are not reported? Don’t be ignorant enough that it cannot happen to your child or in your house. Aware yourself.
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A nature lover, Usha Rajagopalan set up a trust called the Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust (PNLIT) in June 2010.
While there is a glint of adventure in her eyes and a chuckle in her voice, there is also an unshakeable determination to achieve her goals which, she says, she has had from her college days. That’s Usha Rajagopalan, well-known Bengaluru-based author.
But these days her writing has taken a backseat as lake conservation has become her passion. The 67-year-old spirited senior citizen has made it her life’s mission to save the Puttenahalli Puttakare lake near her home.
Usha Rajagopalan likes calling herself a “lakeika” – a lake activist and a writer (‘lekhika’ in Hindi). “I am a writer by choice and lake conservationist by chance,” she says with a smile. Creative writing has always been a passion and she has published several books.
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I came across this line recently in a Tanishq advertisement (ad) and it immediately caught my attention. The ad basically demonstrates a woman as “superwoman” as she does all the professional and personal work simultaneously, she manages the social circles along with the family, she manages everything with a smile. The actual twist comes at the end when the same superwoman says that before a superwoman, I am a human first; I get tired also, I fail also and at times I am helpless too.
I feel all working women will relate to the subject line. We women are expected to be superwomen, but we are normal humans. How come a man working 9 to 5 comes home tired but a woman coming back home after work is expected to do the household chores, manage the children and other stuff too?
There is a beautiful video shared by Jaya Kishori Ji, a motivational and spiritual speaker, wherein she says, “ki hum chahte hain hamari betiyan chaand par jayein par jaane se pehle 4 paranthe or 2 cup chai banakar jaaye (we wish for our daughters to go to moon, but before going we want them to cook 4 paranthas and 2 cups of chai),” why this is so? Why are the expectations so different?
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