It is not often that I get to read something that makes me stop. Seriously the last time I did this was about 6 – 8 months ago when I was forced to write one of my most read blogs at the time. I am not going to write a blog here because I have no words.
Six years down the line she’s outside the local shebeen leaning up against the tree pressing out her hips with her legs slightly parted showing off as much skin as possible. Her breasts haven’t come into full blossom yet, but she knows it’s the way to most African men’s heart. For R5 she will allow the drunk patrons to do what that other man did to her all those years ago, except now she’s older it isn’t very painful anymore. She is only 11 years old but no one cares that what she is doing is wrong, its the norm.
Ouch!!
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Tags: Child abuse, R5.00 sex, Rape
August 27th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
My heart bleeds for her
August 27th, 2008 at 6:39 pm
Thanks for the trackback, Guy – I think we should all reach down deep once in a while and take a moment to think of the children.
I sound like a hippie beauty pageant now asking for world peace, but ultimately – it boils down to one thing:
Would you be able to walk a mile in their shoes? I tried this afternoon and the above piece of writing was created, I cried the whole way through it.
Vince & Saul have a good thing starting on http://positivebalance.co.za where we’ll be featuring different charities that relate to my post. Have your say
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August 27th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Sheen I think of the children all the time. I can’t wait for them to grow the hell up and go live in their own houses