Priorities, What are Yours?
December 20, 2007
Phoenix, AZ --As a premium author on ezinearticles.com with 885 articles published, I often peruse other articles. What piqued my curiosity recently was an article titled—Ten Top Ways to Have an Affair and Not Get Caught. Surely, I thought, this is a commentary on, how no matter what you do to keep an affair secret, there is no way to conceal such a breach of integrity and trust. I was wrong; I quickly learned the author was serious on dispensing tips on how to have an affair and not get caught. My curiosity being further piqued, I checked to see how many people had accessed the article—47,664 since the article was published on November 22, 2004.
You might ask why in the world would I bother to write about this? One’s priorities in life come to mind. My article, Sex Offenders—Pedophilia or Ephebophilia—The Truth, has been accessed 5,486 times, since being published April 2, 2005.
This comparison makes it patently clear that married adults are more interested in learning how not to get caught while having an affair than they are about protecting their children from the world’s worst scourge—sexual child abuse.
The majority of people are in denial about sexual child abuse. Studies reveal 62% of girls and 31% of boys will be sexually abused by age 18—considered low based on health services. —80% are sexually abused by a family member—19% are abused by someone the child knows and trusts
—1% according to government statistics are abused by strangers.
The unbelievable truth: Pedophiles/Ephebophiles conduct themselves as average and ordinary to the world. He or she may be a leader in the church; the community; or business. They seldom fit a classic stereotype—education, socioeconomic status, career or culture.Furthermore, sexual abuse/incest is more difficult to believe or accept when the person we like, admire, love, and/or marry is the perpetrator
While facing and resolving one's spouse having an affair is difficult—making the decision to stay or leave—it is miniscule compared to what a child goes through after being sexually fondled, touched, or raped. A child’s life is totally altered in all aspects of his/her existence—mentally, emotionally, behaviorally, spiritually and sexually until they engage in recovery specifically focused on the ravages of sexual abuse.
While I realize this article will not change people’s priorities, writing this article gives me the satisfaction—I am not only stating the obvious, I am stepping out of being part of the problem.
“We are not only responsible for what we do, but also, for that what we don’t do.” ~ Voltaire
“The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.” ~ Albert Einstein
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As a premium author on ezinearticles.com with 885 articles, I often peruse other articles. What piqued my curiosity recently was an article titled—Ten Top Ways to Have an Affair and Not Get Caught


 
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