From this star gazer and rock collector, I am so very sad and so very angry for your 11 year old self. You are a brave woman to let this out and I hope it will help others.
Oh Elissa, I'm so sorry and so angry. This has happened to young girls for eons hasn't it? In third grade, my male babysitter (the son of my mother's closest friend) showed me his penis and wanted me to pet his "teddy bear." In college, a man masturbated 10 feet behind me while I sunbathed on my Boston roof top, and at 13 years old, the husband of another of my mother's friends sexually assaulted me while I babysat for their two sons. Will girls and women ever be safe and protected?
This country has become a dumpster fire and we are so damn tired of fighting.
Beautifully written Elissa. Such a sad situation. Reminds me of when I was in the third grade in elementary school. Two boys about the same age, pulled down my panties, and hit my bare bottom with a board, with a nail in it. I told my dad, and he had a visit with the principal, the very next day. Those two boys were always in trouble. One boy's father was a highly respected police officer for the city.
From this star gazer and rock collector, I am so very sad and so very angry for your 11 year old self. You are a brave woman to let this out and I hope it will help others.
Oh Elissa, I'm so sorry and so angry. This has happened to young girls for eons hasn't it? In third grade, my male babysitter (the son of my mother's closest friend) showed me his penis and wanted me to pet his "teddy bear." In college, a man masturbated 10 feet behind me while I sunbathed on my Boston roof top, and at 13 years old, the husband of another of my mother's friends sexually assaulted me while I babysat for their two sons. Will girls and women ever be safe and protected?
This country has become a dumpster fire and we are so damn tired of fighting.
Beautifully written Elissa. Such a sad situation. Reminds me of when I was in the third grade in elementary school. Two boys about the same age, pulled down my panties, and hit my bare bottom with a board, with a nail in it. I told my dad, and he had a visit with the principal, the very next day. Those two boys were always in trouble. One boy's father was a highly respected police officer for the city.