Child abuse from a teen!

[kc1990]

So I feel like I need to share this! Not for attention, but to help parents and kids know that abuse isn't just from an adult! .. when I was 8 I started to get abused by someone I new, it was a 14 year old who was trying to be my friend! It went on for 2 years before I new something wasn't right but the things I was told made me stay quite also I was made to belive it was what everyone done and normal! Years later I would question was it child abuse? .. back then in the 90s my self and brothers were told about bad men and bad women but never bad teens!! Not old was it a 14 year old.. it was a girl! So I felt ashamed and embarrassed that she had done this to me and felt I couldn't tell anyone! 20 years later i told my parents this week! After lots of tears and support I feel like I should share a small part of it so parents and children know that teens are also behind this!!! I haven't seen anything online about teen girls abusing! I've brought my daughter up knowing not to let anyone touch her or to ask and see anything! Even if it's a friend. This has left me with lots of problems. And now my daughter faces some as I'm too scared for her to stay at friends houses! But I need to let her live normal. Suppose what I'm trying to say is please voice to kids it can be teens who do this also! And always to tell you even when they are told things will happen! I wish I said sooner Instead of it wrecking me inside all these years xx

Sadly I know this all too well. My children were victims of a 14 year old rapist.

I'm sorry this has happened to you, but I'm glad you've had the courage to speak out.

Sorry it's happened in your family. My parents have been so upset all week I think feel more sad they never noticed or put my behaviour down to it! But if someone won't say then people won't ever know! How have your children been?

I was sexually assaulted by another girl the same age as me at age 8.
When you're sexually assaulted by another child, you can't really go around calling that other child a rapist... i completely believe that this child was experiencing sexual abuse at home or from someone in her family.
But you're absolutely right, OP, sexual abuse and trauma can be inflicted by kids on other kids too.

It's sad how many kids go through this! I've tried looking online to see if anyone shared a story to help people like us! But there's nothing it's all about adults abusing kids. It's still not spoke about and it's 2019!! .. to me that is still abuse what happened to you. I said the same this week to my mum I wonder if the teen doing it had something going on with her! But doesn't make it right to do it to other, because I kept it to my self I suffer depression, 0 self confidence, i was in an abusive marriage too because I let this all get to me and haunt me. No more though x