6 lies you tell yourself:

I can't do it.

I amount to nothing.

My opinion doesn't count.

Nobody cares about me.

I am worthless

I can't do anything right.
...
11 truths you should know and say

You are special

You can do it.

A lot of people care

God cares.

Your ideologies and contributions are important.

You have a light in you.

You have great value

You do so many things right, and can do many more better.

You are not destructive

You are innovative

You can be excellent.

There was this one time, my brother-in-law almost beat a young man up on their street, why?

Guy was chiking his daughter, she was 13 years old at the time. Very beautiful girl.
And this guy I think was probably around 20.
He was always going to welley her on her way to or from errands, oga had started saying, "Mimi I can take care of you o".

She had been ignoring him, thinking he would stop, but this guy became bolder and grabbed her hand on her way home that day.

My brother-in-law was frantic, he thought of enrolling her in a self-defense class. But my sister talked him out of it, after all, violence solves nothing.

Hmm (exhales) not an easy ordeal at all. But one way I think parents can help their kids to be wary of sexual predators is, to educate them way ahead of time.

You see when the boy grabbed her hand, my niece screamed at him, and he left her in shock. She immediately went home and told her parents.

Which led to the events in the opening paragraph. Her parents sprung into action and immediately scared the wits out of the boy.

Their child felt safe and was reassured of her Parent's protection, anytime, every time.

These girls have been helped to know what to say or do and never to tolerate snide or flirty remarks.

So what to do: Arm your children with vital information through communication. Converse with them freely, so that they are always willing to talk to you about anything.

When they feel threatened, or even feel tempted. (any of this can lead to sexual abuse)
They will always come to you first.

Tell your child who a sexual predator is.

What a sexual predator could do.

Who a sexual predator can be.

How a sexual predator acts.

What a sexual predator says

But most importantly, how they (your child) should react and do immediately if they sense or see any of these signs.

Always make them feel assured of your support.

Loliewrites

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