How? Just how does anyone get to a place where they can hate a child so much they want to harm them? A child. Innocent, defenseless, filled with potential—and instead of seeing that, instead of loving and protecting them, they choose to destroy? It makes me sick to my core.
And here’s the thing: I’ve been that child. I’ve felt that hatred. I’ve survived it, but I still can’t wrap my head around it. How does someone look at a small human being, someone who looks up to them, who just wants love, and decide they’re going to hurt them instead? What kind of broken, twisted mind thinks that’s okay?
It’s not just about what they did to me. It’s the fact that it happens to so many kids out there, every single day. It’s unbearable to think about. Children deserve love. They deserve safety. And the fact that some people deliberately choose to take that away—it’s evil, plain and simple. I hate that it happens. I hate that I know the pain it causes. And I hate that I’ll never, ever understand it. It's unforgivable.