Mary used to be a very happy child until she turned 13. Then, she started standing wearing concrete shoes. Nobody noticed her frozen smile, her face of stone and a heart of gloom.
This is a story of a 13 year old girl whose father used to work in another country for living, her mother was involved in some social work to earn a bit of money to raise her children. Mary, along with her little sister Saisa used to spend most of the time with her aunt. One day, when she was alone at home, she heard 'knock knock' sound from the door. She ran quickly over the door as if her mother has returned from work. When she opened the door, it was not her mother but her aunt. Her aunt used to speak with her like a friend, can say more than just a friend. Touching Mary's private parts was her aunt's usual habit knowingly or unknowingly. At initial days she thought it was just normal but her aunt's closeness became uncomfortable for her day by day.
One day, her aunt let her in her bedroom telling her that they were going to watch a good movie. Both sat on bed and her aunt turned on the TV. It was a different kind of movie than she expected. She is just of 14 now watching adult movie with her aunt. She closed her eyes and told her aunt to stop and that she didn't want to watch. Her aunt threatened her, forced her, molested her, touched all her private parts and did what not. She cried, screamed, "please don't, please", but there was nobody to listen her voice, nobody to care, nobody to save her from this inhuman act of her aunt. I know it's hard to believe that how can a woman do this to another woman but these days anything can happen. Day by day her aunt repeated the same thing to her and she was quiet and remained quiet for a long time. Obviously she was afraid. Afraid of what, it really doesn't matter. She used to stand wearing concrete shoes. Nobody noticed her frozen smile, her face of stone and a heart of gloom.
This is not a story that I am telling you.This is a real life event and if you are or have been a victim like this, you can understand how miserable and painful it is for the girl at her early age to face this kind of inhuman act.We are living in a society where everything you wish doesn't go easily. You have to find your own way to accelerate. You have to stand up, raise your voice and fight for your right. I know it's difficult for a 14 year old kid to speak up, to put her words or to make a choice. Few years later she went in depression. Her father returned and took her to the hospital and undergone for some medications. They moved to another city and after overcoming the depression she completed her study. Now Mary has became a strong girl. Though, the cause of her depression remained undiagnosed or hidden within her, she has totally overcame that situation and now she has became an inspiration to thousands of other children who are becoming victims of the same kind. She has left contact with her aunt. She is involved in so many social organizations and groups, specially with the 'Women Empowerment' related. She has decided to dedicate her life helping kids, girls and women who are becoming the victims of sexual assault, abuse and rape. I salute Mary and we all need to support this.
I am a dentist and while I was posted to the pedodontics department, I have seen scared child, angry, sad, shy, shame, low spirit child and many more. The behavior of the child is mostly influenced by the mother directly or indirectly and rest by the surroundings. A mother need be very careful about raising her children, making them strong, brave and fearless. Raising child doesn't only mean providing food, shelter and clothes. Proper education, proper love, affection and care, proper support, motivation and guidance is needed from both the mother and the father. So that the mindset of the child will be strong. She/He will be able to differentiate between the the right and the wrong, will be able to take action when needed, will able to put forward her/his voice among the parents and among the people they trust. If Mary was brave enough to share her things to her mother or father early, she wouldn't have to go through the medications for her depression and waste few years of her life.
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