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I personally have been a victim of child abuse from the tender age of 7–15 and have
lived a life full of guilt, shame and low conidence. I want to thank my husband
who built my self-conidence and made me stronger from within. He helped me
understand that there is nothing wrong with me; it wasn’t my fault.
-Hasumati
T his is the irst time I am sharing my story. I was 7 years old when a man whom I
called ‘uncle’ abused me. He used to live on rent in our basement. Before the abuse,
I loved life and I was very conident. But after he did that to me, life felt like hell.
It started by him trying to kiss me. I shut my lips tightly but a child cannot overpower
a grown man. My irst kiss—the moment that could have been the best part of my
life—was lost forever. My dreams of meeting my life’s prince were shattered.
I tried to tell my grandma irst by saying that uncle tried to kiss me, and she brushed
it away thinking he probably kissed my cheek. And how could I tell my parents?
They changed the TV channel every time kissing was shown. I was embarrassed. I
felt dirty; I felt like I had lost all my respect. My self-conidence fell. I am 25 today
and still my parents have no idea.
Every time I was abused, I would take a bath, cry in the shower and try to wash
myself off. I used to stay up all night going over what had happened, crying and
asking God, “Why me?”
-Sushma
I am a 50-year-old male. I was abused in my school when I was just around 4 or 5.
I was in the 1st standard. It affected me mentally also. I could not tell anyone at that
time and it ruined my life totally.
-Mohan
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lived a life full of guilt, shame and low conidence. I want to thank my husband
who built my self-conidence and made me stronger from within. He helped me
understand that there is nothing wrong with me; it wasn’t my fault.
-Hasumati
T his is the irst time I am sharing my story. I was 7 years old when a man whom I
called ‘uncle’ abused me. He used to live on rent in our basement. Before the abuse,
I loved life and I was very conident. But after he did that to me, life felt like hell.
It started by him trying to kiss me. I shut my lips tightly but a child cannot overpower
a grown man. My irst kiss—the moment that could have been the best part of my
life—was lost forever. My dreams of meeting my life’s prince were shattered.
I tried to tell my grandma irst by saying that uncle tried to kiss me, and she brushed
it away thinking he probably kissed my cheek. And how could I tell my parents?
They changed the TV channel every time kissing was shown. I was embarrassed. I
felt dirty; I felt like I had lost all my respect. My self-conidence fell. I am 25 today
and still my parents have no idea.
Every time I was abused, I would take a bath, cry in the shower and try to wash
myself off. I used to stay up all night going over what had happened, crying and
asking God, “Why me?”
-Sushma
I am a 50-year-old male. I was abused in my school when I was just around 4 or 5.
I was in the 1st standard. It affected me mentally also. I could not tell anyone at that
time and it ruined my life totally.
-Mohan
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