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Do you teach your daughters to "be safe"?

Sleepy · 2012-02-13 15:09:29

Since the subject of rape seems to be present on boards a lot today after a few disturbing news stories that have broken I thought I'd ask peoples opinions on educating their daughters to take precautions / think about the bad consequences that can happen from seemingly unrelated decisions.Please be assured that I'm not…

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#32 29-02-2012 12:44am

FoxT

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It seems to me that a lot of the discussion above is about preventative measures. But what happens if the worst comes to the worst? If your son or daughter was raped/mugged/assaulted, are you confident that they would come to you for support? If they would not come to you, are you satisfied that they have some role model in their life that they could confide in?

I personally have no answer to this. I raise this point because I am aware of some mistakes I have made with one of our sons - which has resulted in him losing trust in my wife & I. While I am confident that over time this particular wound will heal, I am a bit concerned that in the meantime, he wont talk to any of us, & that is a concern.

-FoxT

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