There’s no real difference. I should know. I was sexually abused by an older minor. There was no creepy old man, only an older and bigger kid who threatened me. Someone in my own family. Mall parking lots, school, and our neighborhood park weren’t the places where I was not safe, my family was.
And I had no way to tell anyone, because I wasn’t taught about that being child abuse. Only strange men in white vans giving out candy abused children. Whatever was happening in my family wasn’t to be discussed with anyone. It wasn’t, and it went on for years.
Maybe we should do better with understanding the ways kids abuse other kids, and talking openly about it. The link below can help.
RT @SurvivorNetwork: Survivor of Sibling Abuse on Talk Radio: Patricia Singleton has the details on a BlogTalk Radio show this coming W… …
Thank you for sharing this important radio program about sibling abuse. I, myself, am not a sibling abuse survivor but many are, as Nancy Kilgore will tell you.