Title: The Gift
His bosom swelled with manly pride and conquest. He lustily looked at Pooja’s naked body which lay still. “How dare she refuse me”, he murmured.
“Surprise…”, shouted Leela.
He turned around to see. Leela, his sister stood with a Teddy in hand.
Leela froze seeing her little daughter motionless and regretted not believing her words.
P.S. The month of April has been declared as "Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Month". I am unable to write anything new on the said topic so I am re-posting one of my earlier posts which is on 'child sexual abuse'.
P.S.S. I had a tough time writing on this topic and limiting myself to the word limit. This post is dedicated to all those children who are the silent sufferers of child-abuse. Home is considered to be one of the safest place but it turns out to be the most unsafe place for these children because their so called protectors are the real predators. Sadly their parents too don't believe such children and their stories because they find it unbelievable or are scared to confront the guilty because of family honour and the fear of spoiling family relationships. I hope all parents especially mothers become sensitive and attentive to their children's stories and educate their kids on this topic (which is a difficult task). Some amount of sensitivity and attentiveness can save your child from such abuse and a life-long stigma.
IMPORTANT: Plz read this post Child sexual abuse by Bikramjit, it's very informative and I request all of you to plz spare a couple of minutes to read it. Thanks!
His bosom swelled with manly pride and conquest. He lustily looked at Pooja’s naked body which lay still. “How dare she refuse me”, he murmured.
“Surprise…”, shouted Leela.
He turned around to see. Leela, his sister stood with a Teddy in hand.
Leela froze seeing her little daughter motionless and regretted not believing her words.
P.S. The month of April has been declared as "Child Sexual Abuse Awareness Month". I am unable to write anything new on the said topic so I am re-posting one of my earlier posts which is on 'child sexual abuse'.
P.S.S. I had a tough time writing on this topic and limiting myself to the word limit. This post is dedicated to all those children who are the silent sufferers of child-abuse. Home is considered to be one of the safest place but it turns out to be the most unsafe place for these children because their so called protectors are the real predators. Sadly their parents too don't believe such children and their stories because they find it unbelievable or are scared to confront the guilty because of family honour and the fear of spoiling family relationships. I hope all parents especially mothers become sensitive and attentive to their children's stories and educate their kids on this topic (which is a difficult task). Some amount of sensitivity and attentiveness can save your child from such abuse and a life-long stigma.
IMPORTANT: Plz read this post Child sexual abuse by Bikramjit, it's very informative and I request all of you to plz spare a couple of minutes to read it. Thanks!
72 comments:
well..parents them selves are not comfortable to talk about even a thing like sanitary napkin.
Forget topics like child abuse, sex education etc ...
There is a need of bridge in between them(parents & children)
By the way ...your work is nice one.
@ Makk,
Yaa, thats the sad state of things. But if we love our child and want to protect them then we will have to break these barriers of shame and be upfront about it.
If we can talk about live-in-relationships, AIDS, extra-marital affairs, rape, homosexuality and many more things then why not child abuse.
Its time we changed our thinking and act in a progressive manner.
Its indeed a serious Concern you have raised here Shas. Believe I have come across incidents where Children have been exposed to such abuse in well known Educational Institutions..
The only way out is the children should be educated on the difference between touch with care and a touch with all the wrong intentions... A difficult task indeed, but a much needed one !!
Courageous Post Indeed !!
@ Ashwin,
Thanks! Its a sensitive and a tough task and needs to be done in a right way because its tough to explain things to children and make them understand it.
I hope people do take note of it.
Hope atleast the parents of future generations are open enf to discuss any topic on the dining table and have spot on convos with their kids to avoid such things happen...
Good write up Shas :)
Shas,
This is a very good 55-er! The child abuse and the humiliations the child feel.. Huh, cannot be expressed my mere words.. I have written one 55Fiction on this genre.. But awareness is less for the children.. Pity them :(
Hard Hitting but true... I feel these days parents have 'outsourced' the whole EDUCATION business leading to such incidents...
wow..its the best 55 Fiction piece Ive read..so timely..I love it.and the issue is really something we should neglect..I strongly believe in what you have said about it,nice works..XD
very powerful message, Shas, nice to come visit you again - I missed reading you indeed...and this message will stay with me for the rest of my life - being a mother myself, it is a scary reality - life isnt always pleasant....thanks for your comments at my space, UL
@ Meow,
Thanks!! I hope modernity doesn't get restricted to dresses or fashion only but changes the old ways of thinking and conducting ourselves, also.
@ Shruti,
Thanks! for the appreciation.
@ Saurabh Panshikar,
Thanks! I hope parents realise their negligence and mistake and rectify it soon.
@ Ayu,
Thanks!! for your encouraging words.
@ UL,
Thanks and welcome again!! Its a pleasure to have readers like you. Do visit again.
Hi Shas,
We often fail to acknowledge realities that glare us in the face.I know of someone who went through something similar too,and no one believed her...they labelled her 'unwell'.I think,however, that thanks to free media and bolder television shows, somewhere people are becoming more broad minded...however,we still have a long,long way to go.
But great work,dear...
Take Care,
Mishree.
@ Mishree,
Thanks!!
Sad to know that that someone was labelled as 'unwell'. Hope the change takes place before its too late.
shit... dis ones bad...:(
i had written a story on this thing... go through it...:(
hey...welcome back....delhi blogger meet planned day-after-morrow, check indiblogger for details...c if u can...:)
Interesting
Good that there are people like you encouraging parents to talk of such stuff...
The world has changed...we should tag along with it.
@ Sid,
????.....
Will check out yours, too.
@ Shalini,
Thanks n welcome to my blog n following me.
Rightly said.
this one was the best 55 fiction I've ever read..
gr8 job :)
Child abuse or for that matter any other sex crime has always been a taboo in our society. We all love to deplore it and debate about it in our peer group but hate to discuss it in our family. I, on my part, will make it absolutely sure that my children are aware of the grime out there in the society and beware of them.
@ Chocolate lover,
Thanks!!
@ Paritosh,
Thanks! i hope everybody begin thinking like you.
Very Nice Work!!
@ Swatantra,
Thanks!! =)
Hey...I am back! And I am so glad I am back. As you missed my comments, I missed your blog.
My lappie is still not up but I got a chance to use my frnd's laptop today.
A very strong 55 Fiction. The published statistics is shwoing a very alarming trend for such child abuse by own father...even though most of the cases are not reported. I wish and request all mothers the same thing which you requested - to be more careful and sensitive and stand up for her child rights.
Wow. That was scary..Its also amazing how you were able to convey a lot in these few words. Great job.
Wow. That was scary..Its also amazing how you were able to convey a lot in these few words. Great job.
This is such a hard hitting post Shas. I don't understand why parents and especially mom's don't take their kids seriously when something like this is brought up. It must so much courage for the child to speak up in the first place and to be tuned out like that.. it's unthinkable.
My mom was super careful about us..and I am hoping I can be the same..
@ Amrit,
Hiya! Happy to see you here. Thats so sweet to know that you missed my blog. My blog too missed you. Hoping that your lappie recovers soon.
Thanks for supporting my argument.
@ Dilontherocks,
Hi! Welcome to my blog!!
Thanks!!
@ comfortablynam,
Hi! Thanks for dropping in here.
Good post. Parents should believe their children than anybody else.
@ PRG,
Thanks n welcome to my blog!!!
It's time we grow up and give the world a generation which holds no bar when trying to talk to their children about important issues.THe onus is on us. Let us all promise to be a mother/father, who will take the child through all problems that it may face. An opening up is required. Let us be that revolutionary generation.
@ dattaabhishek,
Welcome to my blog!!
You are absolutely right. Hope our generation changes things and the change will come if each one of us begins to show some responsibility towards it.
reality bites. The statistics on child abuse by the dear ones are highly alarming. Parents have an important role in moulding the child to face the predators and prepare them to be cautious of their moves ...
reality bites. The statistics on child abuse by the dear ones are highly alarming. Parents have an important role in moulding the child to face the predators and prepare them to be cautious of their moves ...
@ Lakshmi Rajan,
Rightly said. We even need to look for the reasons that y such tendencies are increasing and uproot the problem.
nice post.When we walk on faith it is not essential that we walk with closed eyes. Parents should pay heed to what children express before it is too late. We should learn from mistakes of others.
@ Sunil,
Thanks!
Yes, we should not break the faith that our children have in us by brushing off their stories as a mere figment of imagination.
We should have the guts to stand up for our children when such a thing happens and not ask our children to keep mum for the sake of family honour on the contrary.
I have read many on this topic..
u had captured it well in so little words..!!
Vinz
@ Vinz,
Thanks!!
this is jubiliant. very nice writing.
I read it first time. It is sad to read such...
Thank you for writing this. Really.
It was pleasant surprise to see I had been First to comment on the subject even that time.
Keep Blogging.
It was pleasant surprise to see I had been First to comment on the subject even that time.
Keep Blogging.
@ sush,
Jubiliant....how?? Child abuse or rape can never be jubiliant.
@ A,
Hmm...
@ Raajii,
My pleasure.
@ Makk,
Hmm...then you used to be the first but now you are not even the last one (you have completely abandoned my blog) :((
hmm...its sad....and scary too....
Well done! To put across such a strong message in just so few words is in itself remarkable!
Sharing it on fb! :)
@ Thinking,
Ya, sadly it is.
@ Sourav,
Thankyou for your appreciation and thanks a ton for sharing it on FB.
WOWWOWO
THAT is hard hitting , i read it twice WELL DONE .. I hope people read this and understand ...
One shud always trust the child and TALKING is a must TALK to your kids ..
that was hard hitting
Bikram's
Good Dedication Shas..
Something just as same as this ,once happened with my friend..but she didn't had the courage to tell that to her parents and so she chose friends..but when she told us it was too late..and we couldn't help her..I felt so bad..She has come long way away from the pain but memories haunt no matter how hard you may try..
A superb 55fiction..the second best that i have read till now..
@ Bikramjit,
Thanks! Ya, we should lend our ears to children. Our attentiveness and care may save them from turning into a victim.
@ Being Pramoda,
Thanks!
@ Alcina,
Thanks! Sad to know about what happened to your friend. Hope she is fine now. Memories hardly die.
ugh...good job tackling a tough topic...it churns my stomach...i work with abused kids and see it ar too often...
Ughh that makes me sick to my stomach which means that you conveyed the message really well! Even though the world dynamics are changing by the day.. a lot of people still need the education on these subjects. And stats show that in most cases these monsters are family members not strangers. :(
i am really shocked to read dis.......coz i ain't expecting nething of dis sort acc to d title....huhhh
That's really a tragedy that such things happen in society, d small kids r taken as targets as dey get easily scared nd cnt actually understand wads goin on wid dem.....parents' have deir share of fault as dey believe ppl more den deir child, even sumtyms dey din't take cation jst fearin frm society....if we still keep fearing frm such things, this scenario cn nvr get changed.
i alwaz say dat ur 55fiction r a shocker coz u hv a sting in d tail, bt dis is d biggest of dem as i really din't expect it to be dis way....
This is one of the best on 55s.. hits the bulls eye... its soo sad that kids hav to face such horrible issues even b4 they loose ther innocense..
@ Brian Miller,
Thanks! Ya, its sad. It must be equally difficult getting them back to normalcy. Wish you the best for your great work.
This one really shook me...and I wished I could kill that rascal...
@ Brian Miller,
Thanks! Happy to know that you are helping out such kids come back to normalcy. Its sad that such evils exist in our society.
@ MothSmokeLover,
Thanks! Glad to know that it was able to make an impact on you. True, most of the times the perpetrators are known to the victim.
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