The first time I noticed my son’s odd habit was when I carried him on my
legs in church, I realized he would become quite uncomfortable when my
hand was not res
ting on his crotch, not
his thigh, but his crotch, at first I thought maybe he was in pain, and I
initially got worried, bit I later noticed his hands where going
between my legs, this was not an unconscious action, he knew exactly
what he was doing, because I brushed his hand away and gave him a stern
look, but moments later I noticed he was doing it again, so I had to
drop him off my legs and made him sit on a chair by himself, and did I
mention my son was just 4 years old?When we got home, I brought it to
the attention of my husband, and in his usual manner he tried to make
light of it, and even chastised me for even thinking our own son would
be trying to get fresh with me, maybe he just misses you, he obviously
doesn’t know what he is doing or where his hands where, my husband said,
and after-all you are gone before he wakes up, and in bed before you
return, so don’t blame the boy for trying to get as much attention from
you as he possibly can, he added, but I was not convinced, what if my
son had been exposed to pornography or had started hanging out with bad
kids, I mean it’s never too early to start, especially in this day and
age, it made me worry.The next day I called his teacher on the phone and
asked her to keep an eye on him, I told her I had noticed some changes
in him and I didn’t want the damage to be irreversible, my son’s teacher
assured me she would do her best to make sure he wasn’t exposed to the
wrong set of people, satisfied with her response I laid all my worries
to rest.A few weeks later I noticed some strange with my son, I had
taken my annual vacation and decided to spend it with my husband and
son, on this day I was giving him a bath, and he kept on saying it’s
mummy’s turn to suck on the straw, at first I thought it was a nursery
rhyme not until I saw him grab hold of his penis, and repeated the words
he said earlier “it’s mummy’s turn to suck the straw”, and while he
held his penis, I noticed it was getting erect, now don’t get me wrong, I
have noticed his erection before, in these cases it usually meant he
needed to wee-wee, or he was just waking up from a nap or something, in
other words very involuntary actions, but this time I felt he was
getting aroused, I was so embarrassed I stood up, brought him out of the
bath and quickly wrapped him up in a towel, I did all this without
looking at him.I immediately told my husband, and this time I didn’t
take it lightly, he saw the seriousness in me and together we grilled
our little boy, until he opened up and told us where he learnt the
song.Sometimes you see a lot of things reported on TV and in the papers,
and you say to yourself, do these things really happen, or are they
stories fabricated by the media to get the attention of the masses, or
for print media and soft sell magazines to make a quick buck, and if at
all they happen, who would be so blind as to allow it escalate to such
an alarming point. Well I was about to understand that these things
actually happened, and it was happening to my little boy, the words I
would never forget, after long minutes of question and some threats from
my husband, he finally opened up, “aunty Tola said she likes to suck my
straw and I should not let anyone suck it, and that I should always put
my hands inside her pants because it makes her happy”.I collapsed on
the floor, when I heard my son say those words, at first I didn’t
believe him, but I realized how on earth a four year old child, would
come up with such a story, I stared at my husband, he stared back at me,
we were both speechless, and our son stood between us, weeping, I
instinctively pulled him close and hugged him tight, and silently blamed
myself for not noticing earlier.We stormed his school, and went
straight to the principal’s office, where we explained everything to him
and even got our son to tell him exactly what he had told us, the
principal was quite upset and summoned aunty Tola to his office
immediately, she denied everything, blaming everything my son had said
on him having a very active imagination, at this point my husband was
hot with rage, and he began threatening to involve the police, and not
until my husband actually brought out his phone and began dialing a
number, aunty tola fell on her knees begging and crying, and proceeded
to blame the devil, we all stared at her in bewilderment, what on earth
would possess a full grown woman to sexually abuse a four year old boy, a
child put in your care, to protect and nurture, you turn around and
hurt, we called the police and she was arrested, I quit my job, and
became a full time mum, what would be my gain, if I had all the wealth
and ended up with a disturbed and abused child….This is a great lesson
for parents, pls watch your children and make immediate moves as soon as
you get to see any changes or funny acts in them. Above all,teach them
in the way of the Lord so as to guide them in everything they do as they
grow..Source- Praise Fowowe