Aged about 3, at our neighbours. I didn't like the mum but liked playing with her daughter. The mum and her boyfriend tried to make me change into one of her daughter's swimsuits to play in the pool. I said no because I didn't want to take my clothes off and they laughed but then got annoyed and quite belligerent but I kept saying no. I remember being so uncomfortable and afraid and made up a lie to get away, and went home.
They followed me home and spoke to my male relative who became really furious with me after they left, coming up to my room and bellowing at me in rage for telling a lie, I remember the initial terror but then shutting down and sort of matter of factly wondering if he was going to hurt me because of such aggression. He did not, though. I knew my mum would have said I'd done the right thing.
Sorry if it sounds like nothing, but it has come up for me in the last few days and really upset me a few days ago, it just creeped me out so much. Fine today, but think it was odd. I've thought about it before but always with a view of "it was fine because nothing actually happened". Was I overreacting to have found it upsetting in hindsight?
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Would this have scared you as a child?
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Casehistories1 · 19/06/2020 19:01
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