A very warm hug to Dominique. I can't even begin to imagine the courage with which you revisit this memory and share it with us. Thank you for helping us protect our children from harm. My respect for Aritha grows each day 🙏 So proud of the way you listen without condescension, the empathy you show, your eloquence and all the good work you are doing out there.
I was also continuously abused from the age of 9-11 by a male relative of mine. I think due to the trauma being so bad my mind automatically shut down the "details" of those incidents, so even today, at 35, i cannot remember the specifics of what used to happen. But the feeling i felt each time is still vivid in my mind. Those incidents were always accompanied by a horrible sense of shame, as if i was a dirty, disgusting thing. I would go stand under the shower and scrub my skin over and over with soap and water. And the paralysis and "pleasure" reaction she talks about is so so true, and that's a terrifying thing for a child who does not understand what is going on. This young lady is so brave for sharing her story with all of us
This is one story there are so many stories that hide until the last breath, I'm glad the people come out like this. The dark story behind you is the lion's roar that you got. So be strong. Thank you pulse. lk and Aritha for sharing this and also the brave speaker ( good luck dear, hope you will have a bright future,)
I can’t believe that the cousin was allowed to be in the same room after she had revealed what has happened. That must have been really traumatizing, eventho he was being watched, it might have been really bad for her.
She is so courageous to come out and talk about this so openly. Thank you for making awareness. Hope this will motivate more people to address these issues publicly.
Good programme. It's good to talk openly about it because it's not the mistake of the victim. So there's no shame in what happened. There are some people who embarrass victims rather than the culprit. I'm proud of this program and sri lanka's attitude
So courages to speak out loud like this. I hope whoever watching this will take this as a lesson. Don’t ever let your children be in unsafe places and always always keep close eye. Thank you for opening up. Believe that your best years are ahead. Much love ❤️
So much to learn from this story if our educators and parents are paying attention ... such a powerful young lady! You are amazing! so strong! I don't have kids, when I have them I am never going to let anyone babysit my kids...
She is a brave lady who spoke about this incident openly and i am certain that this will help to avoid in happening same incidents in this nature future.
Never leave kids alone with anyone.. Lots of parents are trusting of friends and relatives and it doesn't even occur to them that this kind of thing can happen..
It is very important to teach the children " good touch and bad touch " so that when something wrong happens they can openly communicate with the parents . I read a statement on the road which says " parents who dress up their children in revealing cloths are also child abusers " which is very true. That is why religions teach us cover and present yourself in a modest way and segregation between opposite gender . Thanks for this conversation.
i was going on a bus and this man was harassing a girl. she cried. I hate myself for not doing anything but can anyone please tell me what to do when smthing like that happen in a *sri lankan* bus? I seriously hate myself for nt knowing this...
If it'd a child there's no consensual issue it's wrong! I'd interfere because if that happens to myself, mysister, mom or a friend I want to stop it. Why can't I stop when it is happening to a child. If on the other hand it's not a child, I'd still try to find out whether she's OK or not. But that's me. You need to ensure somehow . By the way, don't be fooled into thinking that this happens to girls n women by boys n men only. Truth is so different. Sex abuse is gender neutral thing so keep your eyes open for others.
