It was awfully hard, I didn’t tell a soul I was pregnant, I had no help or support at all, my whole pregnancy with him was a secret, I gave birth in secret, alone, at 14, because I was worried about getting in trouble.
My family still don’t know that it was a one off and that I was pressured into it.
But yes, my son is a wonderful human being and I hope I’ve done my job well enough with him that he understands to respects women and girls with their feelings and boundaries.
On another note, I know OP didn’t intend for this thread to be about how young girls and women have been abused/groped/disrespected by men, but isn’t it an eye opener that these stories have been shared because it’s the one thing that so many of us can mostly relate to.
My story happened in 2005, not too long ago, it almost certainly still happens now, I hope one day it doesn’t, and it’s probably important for society to understand why it happens to stamp it out.
I don’t know why it happens, maybe because as young people with less life experience these predatory men are less likely to be called out, therefore empowering them to continue.
I do hope that young boys have this drilled into them enough that it stops, I fear it won’t be that simple though