Are The Children Safe Inside Their Own Home

@ARIES1973 (11426)
Legaspi, Philippines
February 9, 2013 11:02pm CST
I was troubled of the story shared to me by my husband over dinner. He said that among the letters that he used to delivered in his area of jurisdiction were cases involving children r@ped by their own fathers or relatives. According to him the latest that he was able to serve was a court order on the case involving a 10 year old girl. The case was found out when this girl being the youngest among three sisters shouted out for help while inside her own home. A neighbor run for help and found out that the child is being r@pe by her own father. The neighbor brought the child to the village office and soon filed a case against the father. Not long after the two elder sisters confessed that the father did the same to them when they were young but they did not have the courage to file a complaint because of fear. How many more incidents like this will happen? The saddest part is when the victims doesn't take action because they are being threatened. Where will be the safe place for the children if even inside their homes they are not safe anymore?
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@ardoy0731 (7308)
• Philippines
10 Feb 13
Its terrible, heartbreaking and alarming to think that their own father will do it to them. Their father is insane and have no heart to do such kid of act to his daughters. He have to be punished and pay for what we have dont. Terrible crime like this is always everywhere so we hve to be vigilant and alert to this kind of people. Lets help one another to stop such act like this not just to protect children but to make this world a better place to live in. I dont know how could people do act like this and makes we wonder whats running on their mind to think that they can do it to their kids. Parents are the onr who will protect their children and not the one who will destroy and hurt them.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Feb 13
Hi ardoy! they really are insane to do such inhuman act. I think having an information and education campaign could also help. This will increase the level of alertness of the children. Similarly increasing the penalty for this act should be done by the government so that anybody who might be planning of committing will be warned and will eventually change his mind. Thank you for sharing!
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@joliefille (3690)
• Philippines
10 Feb 13
No one is safe anywhere. We can just hope and pray that we will be safe. It's a pity that their father was the aggressor in their lives. As kids they are helpless and it takes a lot of courage to tell the truth because they also feel ashamed of themselves as victims.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Feb 13
This is true joliefille. This can happen to anybody and anywhere. The worst, with children who are weak and could not be able to defend themselves. Thank you for sharing!
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
13 Feb 13
Yes our government should also make necessary programs in order to address this particular issue in our society. thank you for providing additional information herein. Have a nice day!
@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
10 Feb 13
I have heard all my life that everywhere in the world, there are some children who are not safe inside their own homes for a number of reasons. Incest is something that you read about in the Bible. When something is mentioned it is because it exists and there should be laws against it. Children are raped more by parents and relatives than by unknown people. Check on statistics. It`s disgusting. And choildren are injured more inside their own homes than in the street.
@marguicha (215441)
• Chile
12 Feb 13
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
12 Feb 13
Hi marguicha! Yes it is a sad truth. I was more shocked reading our friends' shares. Thank you for sharing!
@allknowing (130064)
• India
10 Feb 13
They were never safe in some homes even earlier and this was going on. But today's kids are alert and they know what is happening is wrong. Such things therefore come to light. Educating the kids is the only way such things could be averted. I had put up a topic on the subject a few days ago.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Feb 13
and teach adults that when a child comes to them for help to believe that child and not just think oh she's lying as that happened to me aget 8 but then maybe things were different back when I was 8 than they are now, I am 86 so that was a long time back.If a child knows it' s wrong so goes for help they must believe and render help as its takes a lot of guts at that early age.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Feb 13
Hi allknowing! Perhaps those children in the urban area are much aware of the things that are happening around. You are right, teaching our children to take care of themselves is the best thing that we can do. Thank you for sharing!
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• United States
10 Feb 13
That poor child. Things like this have gone on for many years, and too often the children are afraid to press charges against their relatives. This is much the same as domestic violence against wives and mothers, they are also afraid to bring charges or even recant after beginning the process. Unfortunately, if they do not press charges or dismiss them, it will happen again and again until the children leave the home. Those are the uncomfortable facts of the matter. It takes a lot of courage to press charges and to leave the home, but somebody has to help these girls do so. That neighbor sounds like they've got the right idea.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Feb 13
sometiemes the kids go to adults for help but the adults will not believe them like I was molested and went to my pastor and he tolde me I was making up stuff about doc clark the fact that he was a coctor made him think I was lying b t no I was not.most little girls ifs they do seek help are not lying they need real help.when a parent abused his own daughter things have gone really wrong and the child needs help now.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
13 Feb 13
That is the sad thing when someone is telling the truth but no one will believe.
• India
10 Feb 13
it is very disgusting about people who behave like that... I wish the world could get clean of all those sort of fathers and men who behace guilty and wrong with their family
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Feb 13
what about really young children how are they going to file comp;laits I d id not know hoe at age 8and wetn to my p asto who refused to bvelieve me so who dowe hep very young kids those in early teens will be able to fo that ut the younger ones how about them?
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Feb 13
Hi extremefun! Yes it is disheartening to hear story like this. The only thing is that even the victims sometimes does not file necessary complaints against the person. So the agency concern will not know if this is already happening or not.
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@dlkuku (1935)
• United States
10 Feb 13
This is disturbing and heartbreaking. How a father can do that to his own child is unbelievable. But I think that for every father that does this, there are many more who don't. Unfortunately we can't guarantee a child's safety, in their homes, in school, anywhere. It's up to parents to keep their children as safe as we can, but we don't always know when something is wrong. But if I had found out that the father of my children had done that, he wouldn't have had to worry about the police...not after he faced me.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Feb 13
This is reality. That is why I asked him, so where could be the place that the children will be safe? If this thing is happening around? Even the authorities cannot do anything to punish those involved because the victims does not have the courage to file a complaint. You are right, the only thing that we can do is to teach our children to be vigilant. But even how careful we are still things can happen. Thank you for sharing!
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Feb 13
aries I was a v ictim of my father too just once but I did not know what the hell he was doing and for this he should have been sent to p rison he injured me at eight so badly he hadt to take me to the hospital to stop the bleeding and they had to put me a little kid asleep to sew up tears in my uterus of all thing. Now He nrver did it a gin bu I had to live with that and the fear of him maybe trying that again I finally forgave him which took some doing as after my second child right after I was bleeding so badly they had to do a hysterectomy to save my life as it was torn to shreds., no more children and we had wanted three.Also we lost our little daughter lisa rose at age 8.I tell this just to show it was way back there and yet it still goes on. Back then men were seldom caught or punishesd as they should have been so now I think that part is better.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
13 Feb 13
It's a sad thing to know that this kind of thing is happening everywhere.
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
10 Feb 13
If the father is SANE then there is not point in worrying, i for one is quite secure that i married a very sane man. those cases involves men who are really mentally disturbed, i don't think someone normal would be able to do that to their own flesh and blood.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
13 Feb 13
Yes that's true. It can also happen if the father is a drunkard. Thank you for sharing!
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
10 Feb 13
Rape seems to have become an epidemic around the world! It sickens me to hear stories of children being raped by their fathers! I am sure if the mom is around she won't do anything to help her children because of been threatened by the husband! Read in the news not long ago raping of woman and girls in India and South Africa has gottan out of hand! Men think as long as they can get away with it will continue! Some think they have the right to do it and blame the women for it! Law enforement has been slow or non existent in most of the cases! Women have little rights as it is in those countries and they are treated like dirt! I hope,in all parts of the world,no matter iwhat the age of the rape victims,the people who do this are charged and put in prison for what they do! It is unexcusable!
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
13 Feb 13
Yes, and this is the first time I became sick with my own discussion. When I started sharing this, I thought I would be able to share some out of this world thing. I didn't know that I will be more shocked of what I read from other members, our friends' responses. Thank you for sharing!
@katie0 (5203)
• Japan
10 Feb 13
What a horror! This kind of people must rot in jail and have the same happening to them.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Feb 13
Hi katie! Yes they should. This kind of act is not a thing that a human can do. Thank you for sharing!
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@jenny1015 (13366)
• Philippines
10 Feb 13
It is sad to know that when parents should be the ones to protect their children, they are sometimes the perpetrators for such crimes. We could not easily know what a man thinks until the harm has been done. We all assume that a man,being a father is their to protect the family. But still, there are those who have carnal minds.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Feb 13
Hi jenny! This is really a very sad thing. Most often this happens in remote barangays in our country. Hopefully this thing could be addressed by the government. But the government on the other hand could only make its move once a particular person files a complaint. Thank you for sharing!
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@averygirl72 (37726)
• Philippines
10 Feb 13
Like you, I heard some sort of similar story too some day ago. At first I am disturbed and I ask what is going on? I am thankful God protect our homes from such evil thoughts all through these days.
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@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
10 Feb 13
Hi averygirl! Yes let us be thankful and let us also pray for those affected children. Thank you for sharing!
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@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
10 Feb 13
This is so sad to hear, they should feel safe in their own home. These children will have a hard life ahead. Their father should be punished to the max for this.
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
10 Feb 13
What I can't understand is how that any parent can do that to their own flesh and blood, it's sickening and evil. I read a book once about a child called It. It's a wonderful, moving and quite upsetting about a boy David Pelzer who was badly abused by his own mother and what she did to him and yet he was a survivor. Against all the odds he survived and made a success of his life and yet he bore no malice towards his mother, anyone else would want to see her rot in hell, not him. No one knows what goes on behind doors my friend.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
10 Feb 13
I was actually physically abused by a carer at 6 and that a woman. I am fully qualified in childchare I have NVQ3 and I am trained to look after 0-8 year olds, trouble is because I am a guy I am prejudiced against, no one will employ me, people don't want men looking after children because we are all potential abusers. I have known of a big case recently surrounding a nursery and the appalling abuse from one of the WOMEN! But that cuts no ice, men are always seen as the abusers in society.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
10 Feb 13
hi wolfie this made me think when I was in the hopsital 53 yhears ago having my first born a male nurse cam e in to anser my light and I needed to go potty .I was too embarrassed and he grinned and told me he was in the navy and was a male nurse and he was used to women being like that. I have to say he made the whole process bearable because he was really excellent at his job. He was a registered urse not an aide.But so many women are like you say worried because some men are predators but they should remember thats just a few not all m en.,I worked as a nurses aide on the night shift with a male Jamaican nurse and he was so much fun to work with as he had a wry sense of humor. this night we had a earthquake of 5 points on the richter scale so the lights went out the floor was undulating under our feet but the generators kicked in and he and I fielded forty five patient's lights just scared because of the rolling and the lights out.the epicenter was far enough away that very little real damage was done where I was.But that man really really helped me that night and kept up a witty patter that kept me from freaking out l ol lol
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@vandana7 (98830)
• India
10 Feb 13
Generally we presume it is only dads who are bad...but I know for sure that even women can be bad...my cousin who was just about 7 years old was molested or raped or whatever it can be called by our maid who must have been around 16 or 17 around that time. From our end..forgiveness is necessary because unless we forgive them...we cant forgive ourselves..in fact when we forgive ourselves understanding our predicament and finding exact reasons for us being in that situation and accepting that there is no solution as of now..then such people cease to be important in any way. But yes, mother is a bit harder to forgive than cousin or outsider. I can only say..in that respect, I am lucky my father was not like that with me.
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