So many sad stories, sorry to all who have carried this with them over the years. There are some despicable humans out there.
Unfortunately I've had many inappropriate things happen. It's much too prevalent isn't it? I worry for my daughter in this world.
I can remember being about five and this creepy dad at the kids party I was at (busy house full of kids and their parents mid 80s). He was sitting at the top of the stairs arm around me and stroking me talking in my ear. I felt like his doll if that makes sense. He made me sit there I was held there. Made me feel sick. I was at the top of the stairs to get away from him as he had been following me around and I didn't like it. Too much attention. Adults too busy to be aware. I was quiet too.
Also my parents allowing me to be "pen pals" with a guy aged 18 (I was 14). I didn't like it but was being polite and doing as I was told, he'd obviously asked to write and seemed whiter than white, very personable. My mum seemed to think it was innocent enough.
My mum acted like I was lucky. He had gone away to work. He genuinely thought I was interested and described his days as you would to a gf. It was very strange. He just kept writing letters. He told me what he does to himself thinking about me. I never told anyone, was embarrassed.
He hung around with my older cousins so I had seen him on and off over the years and he was always staring at me, once asked me to go into some bushes with him when I was about 12. I just refused, scared and confused and the others laughed like it was normal. He always made me feel wary and uncomfortable.
The way he looked at me was unsettling. He kept saying I was gorgeous (I was 12 ffs). Anyway back to these letters, he said he wanted to lick my entire body amongst other things, which I won't go into. He was detailed let's just say that. I felt grossed out. Any other time I had to go see my cousin's or go to their gatherings he'd be there and always tried to sit next to me, very touchy feely and again saying you're beautiful.
The last time I spoke to him (I was 17) he was pulling at me and trying to physically get me to come with him. He said he wanted to take me round the back of the building and have sex (was a party in a pub). I felt sick. He was flustered, all red in the face. I said no about 10 times, he was persistent, and sat away from him but he continued to watch me. Even his older brother was weird like that too. Last saw him at a party of my cousin's (with my then bf) and he didn't come near me but stared, I felt safe, that he wouldn't dare go near me anymore.
Some women have been through much worse, I really think that's awful, so sorry for what some of you endured.
Also when I was nearly 15, another man at another family house party, in his 20s, made a point of hanging round me, put his hands down my pants eventually and followed me to a bedroom and tried to pin me (don't think I've ever felt so scared). He said I was a tease and I was asking for it. Luckily managed to escape as someone went to the bathroom and I yelled "wait for me". All the adults were drinking and I don't think I was properly supervised as a youngster, so predators know who to target.
Also had a letch of a manager once who kept upping my pay (I was with an agency who kept saying he loves you, what are you doing, keep doing it). I was early 20s but I looked about 15. He was powerful within his company and acted inappropriately. He was awful to other workers but too nice to me, positioned me so I was sitting typing in front of him at a right angle. Just very strange. He'd stare and smile and he'd ask me to keep breaking off to answer questions about my personal life.
I left on the day he asked me to stay and "help" with some tasks (weekend). He was being very creepy. Upon leaving he asked me to accompany him out for drinks and I said no my bf is waiting for me and he became flustered and said but you don't have a bf, I thought you said you were single? How is that even appropriate to say that? He got quite angry and I decided to join a different agency, just felt like he was going to try it on if I stayed. Saw him a year later drunk with his arm round a woman (in a possessive way like he owned her) who wasn't his wife. Horrid man.
Thankfully no other incidents since then other than being asked by a bar man, in early 2000s, to show him my tits, should be easy he said, as I was wearing a boob tube (as I was paying for my drink). Twat.
Long post but shows you it's often numerous incidents...