How can this be, some of us might wonder \u2013 and yet it goes on daily \u2013 all over the world, no culture has been immune \u2013 parents using their own children for their own gratification, as sexual objects and\/or as a tool to make money. The facts are that most cases are never brought out in the open. There are people walking around all around us who have been sexually molested by their own families, sometimes at the most shockingly young ages. It\u2019s a dirty secret that is passed on through the generations. The impact on the child as a human being has not been studied enough. How can we not put focus on this in our legislature, in our research dollars, in the allocation of our important resources? Do we think that if it is not told and if it goes on in basements and bedrooms that it will not matter? The fact is that it defines our society, no matter how much we ignore it or deny it, those children become the adults that comprise our world. Frequently, they become angry, abusive, broken, perverse, cruel, selfish, and they work to keep their bad deeds a secret from the world just as their parents did.<\/p>\n
Inspiring my post-Fourth of July rant above is this article out of Florida:<\/p>\n