Oprah done gone and done it again. She is the queen at making a person cry! Today, her audience was filled with 200 grown men. All of whom were victims of sexual abuse as children.
Have you ever stopped to think about the harm being done to our young women is being done to our young men as well? As a mom of 4 boys, let me say I will make it my business to ask the hard questions. To ask about their private lives. To be involved where it is not appropriate. I will do what I must to keep my young men safe, innocent, and whole.
As a victim of abuse myself, I understand how difficult it is to come forward. I understand what it is like to be a teenager and feel that no matter who you tell what happened to you, they won't believe you. I remember going to bed at night, wondering if I even believed myself. My youth and innocence were taken from me. I felt like I had no choice but to be a 'sexual being' in order for people to like me, in order for people to want to be around me, in order to survive. How wrong I was. Even to this day, those memories creep back in to my head. Even to this day, sometimes I don't feel worthy of the love I know I deserve. Even to this day, I feel robbed, dirty, scrutinized, and out of place because of a past that few know of.
Stand Up Men and Women! Stand Up Young Children! Stand Up Old Person! Stand Up Every One! You are an amazing human being! God doesn't make mistakes, but please know that this earth is the devils play ground! What has happened to us was not because God forgot about us! It was not because we deserved it! It was because sometimes sick bastards must cross our paths and there was nothing at all we could do about it!
I love you, and most importantly, I finally Love ME!!!!!!