Reclaiming Consent
A Personal Story: The experience with Karen cancelled out much of the shame I was holding on to...
In today’s society, it’s extremely easy to find out about any number of sexual activities. This may sound like a good thing, but I believe it actually hinders sex education by muddying the waters.
What a nightmare for the young. At every turn, they can access so much rubbish and be influenced inappropriately about how to behave sexually. It’s so important to gain information from credible sources. Parents need to take responsibility for their children’s sex education in an attempt to give them a balanced outlook to take through to adulthood.
When I was young, even without the technology, there were similarities, such as the lack of open and honest sex related conversation between adults and young people. Chat about important topics, like consent, is paramount. After all, consent applies whether you are sharing images, having your first kiss or a sexual encounter.
By the time I was seven, my adopted father had abused me (before he f@cked off creating another family and then died). Of course, consent was removed from the equation. However, when I first went to secondary school I was lucky to be part of a friend experience which was bathed in consent, and I took that forward on my life journey.
Bathed in Consent - a first time memoir
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