Is it normal that my friend possibly likes kids?

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I recently shared my thoughts on this post I read and my friend heard me and wanted to hear more. The post was about a guy who witnessed his cousin get raped when they were still kids. My friend was interested and wanted to see the post, it was called "Do not read this life experience. Messed up story people were asking for." My friend showed alot of interest in that post. He's been reading it alot and talking about it. It's starting to trouble me. Help me out

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  • S12207
    6 years ago

    A 9mm would do the trick

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  • Boojum
    6 years ago

    I remember the post.

    To be totally blunt, while it was written well enough to be easily comprehensible (unlike some on here), I didn't find it at all arousing, and it wasn't that explicit.

    If your friend is very interested in the story, that suggests he's found trigger words or verbal images in the tale as you told it, and I think you're right to be concerned.

    It's possible that he just finds it fascinating, and he's trying to get his head around what the people in the story felt and why they did the things they did. Or maybe the story has normalized feelings and urges he has felt for some time: since you've told him these things, he now feels able to open up and explore something that excites him.

    What you described in that story was child sexual abuse of the worse sort, and no kid should ever go through that. I don't remember if you said what happened to the victims later in life, but the odds are that they were left screwed up in one way or another. If they have struggled to cope, maybe you should point this out to your friend. Although it has to be said that guys who prey on children generally really don't give a shit about what happens to them, and many convince themselves that what they're doing is normal and something the kid "really" wants done to her or him.

    You don't suggest he has actually sexually abused a child, and you can't report someone to the cops for having thoughts. Pedophilia is notoriously difficult to treat, and it's generally accepted that pedophiles will remain pedophiles for life, although some do manage to control and divert their urges in healthier directions. In other words, if your friend is a closet, non-active pedophile, there's really not a lot you can do about it, other than try to help him think about the consequences for himself and his victims if he acted on his urges.

    If he is in regular contact with children, then things become even more worrying, and you need to give serious thought to how you deal with this.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago

      Ok, thanks. I'll try to ask him. But I'm kinda worried if he thinks I'm accusing him of being a pedophile. Hes a pretty nice person. But if he is then I'll get him some help.

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