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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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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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