Parents, do you know what's at stake when a predator gets access to your grown daughter's (or in some cases son's) life? None other that your child's sanity or life. It's not just minors who have vulnerabilities to predators - anyone can be a victim if they are in the wrong place with the wrong feelings towards the wrong person at the wrong time.
You, as a parent, have a track record. It may include disappointments, failures, and promises broken, but the basic parent/grown child relationship is there. Protecting your child is still a moral imperative even though it is no longer a legal imperative.
Abusers also have a track record. They might not be as obvious as a criminal history which includes rape, domestic violence or assault, but more subtle violations.
If you are a parent, other relative, friend, or grown child, don't be afraid to intervene at the first sign of trouble. If someone is about to abuse your loved one, they have already lied to them about love. Love doesn't hurt, and hurt is not love. Adult status of the victim doesn't (and shouldn't matter) because predators target all age groups.
A predator who targets adults (whether a date rapist, domestic abuser, or other type) means to do the same type of damage to your grown child as a pedophile or hebephile does to minor kids. Yous should do the same types of protecting of your grown kids as you would if they were minors.
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