I'm truly sorry that you had to endure something like that. In your comments to Sorsha, you said that your family's reaction would be bad to the point of physical violence. Did you mean towards you, or towards him?
Because I know what you mean about the household values. You might have grown up and grown wiser, but if they're still set on their ways, they'll judge you by their standards. What do you think you'd have to gain from telling your parents, if you don't want them to hurt the person responsible? Do you trust them to react to the news in a way that won't hurt you?
I don't think that I'm likely to ever tell my parents about this. When I told my parents about the guy I made back off, my mother's reaction was to say that I shouldn't have used foul language and imply that my combat pants had something to do with it. Which is slightly wtf to me because those really aren't articles of clothing I'd consider sexy.
Point being that if that's her reaction to my successfully fending someone off, I wouldn't want to tell them about me being unsuccessful.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't talk to your parents. Definitely not. If you can trust them and share that with them and confide in them, do so. Especially if you think there's a chance that any other child might have to endure something similar.
It might make us stronger, but it's not a strength that we should have to need. It should be as unnecessary as the ability to throw a discus across a football field.
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I'm truly sorry that you had to endure something like that. In your comments to Sorsha, you said that your family's reaction would be bad to the point of physical violence. Did you mean towards you, or towards him?
Because I know what you mean about the household values. You might have grown up and grown wiser, but if they're still set on their ways, they'll judge you by their standards. What do you think you'd have to gain from telling your parents, if you don't want them to hurt the person responsible? Do you trust them to react to the news in a way that won't hurt you?
I don't think that I'm likely to ever tell my parents about this. When I told my parents about the guy I made back off, my mother's reaction was to say that I shouldn't have used foul language and imply that my combat pants had something to do with it. Which is slightly wtf to me because those really aren't articles of clothing I'd consider sexy.
Point being that if that's her reaction to my successfully fending someone off, I wouldn't want to tell them about me being unsuccessful.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't talk to your parents. Definitely not. If you can trust them and share that with them and confide in them, do so. Especially if you think there's a chance that any other child might have to endure something similar.
It might make us stronger, but it's not a strength that we should have to need. It should be as unnecessary as the ability to throw a discus across a football field.