I was going to write about the chaos of my day and how stressed I am, but I just read a blog post on this topic and feel as an abuse survivor I need to weigh in.
The writer of this blog, see freshly pressed if you’d like to read it, ponders just how everyone changing their profile pic could possibly help stop child abuse. This person does agree with awareness campaigns but feels this one on facebook was pointless. I BEG TO DIFFER.
Were I 7 again, or 8 or 9 or 10 or 13, seeing the solidarity of the community would quite probably helped me to feel less isolated and alone. And in turn, wouldn’t feeling less alone have been more likely to help me realize that it wasn’t my fault, I didn’t ask for it, and I could tell someone? So what if it didn’t raise money for the cause? So what if it took only a minute and most people probably did it for a fun walk down memory lane? The results are the same. Somewhere, some child who is being forced to play grown up games, saw cartoon characters all over facebook. That same child may have just had their first experience in support. That means something, even if others think it’s nothing.
My cartoon…Amazon Princess Diana, aka Wonder Woman. When I was five I wanted to be Wonder Woman so much that I began writing the name Diana on my papers in Kindergarten. No one messed with Wonder Woman. If that isn’t telling…
So, to wrap this up. As some of my newfound friends and fellow survivors and I have found, the internet is a wonderful source of support and caring. As many people may already know, the smallest act of kindness and caring can bring about great change in the world. Sounds to me like 1 + 1 = 2. Lame and pointless? I don’t think so.
My Invisible Scars 