Welcome to Perfect Chaos. My name is Stacie D. Wyatt. I am a published poet and writer. http://www.amazon.com/author/staciewyatt I am also a product and book reviewer for a few sites. I will post reviews here regularly. I also have two kids: 12 years old and 1 year old. My oldest is Autistic and my youngest is developmentally delayed. I also enjoy writing about the ups and downs of parenting two differently-abled children.
I read I didn't know by Yvette Allen Tatum, in exchange for honest review from Write Now Literary Blog Tours. I received a paperback for review. This post contains Amazon affiliate links/images. This book discusses childhood sexual abuse. This post contains sensitive content.
ABOUT THE BOOK/WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK TO REVIEW?
The book discusses identifying, confronting, and overcoming childhood sexual abuse. I never been sexually abused, but I thought this was an important topic to read about and share with others. I also recently found out a former college classmate is serving life in prison for child molestation. He is 40 years old. It was his third strike. Another former friend of mine also is spending 20 years in jail for child molestation. The power of Google. I just wanted to see what both was up too and found their prison records. It was a sad day.
I never thought these two men would never touch a child. They both had good jobs, had kids of their own, had certifications, degrees, etc. They both loved women as well. I don't know what made each go and commit their heinous deeds.
Next, I have been asked for sex by an older cousin (not biological) when I was a teenager. I walked away and never told anyone. I was a virgin and I was not going to sleep with a married cousin.
Third, another incident was when I was staying with someone in Atlanta. I had the webcam turned on, having a video chat over Skype or yahoo. The chat was generic, non sexual, when a child, walked by in the background, asking me for something. This man actually asked me if I would touch the child on the genitals. He would even pay me. I quickly shut down the chat and blocked him.
Finally, when I was an adult, I was walking down the street to a friend house. An older man, who was sitting in his yard, tried to talk to me. He thought I was underage. I told him, if he thought I was underage, why was he trying to talk to me. I kept walking. I did not entertain the conversation further.
In the book, the author not only shares her story of abuse, but shares other individual's stories. The book also teaches people, we need to:
- Identify sexual abuse of children
- Raise awareness about sexual abuse
- Know the signs and symptoms of sexual abuse
- Confront sexual abuse of children
- Believe the child and investigate all claims
- Error on the side of caution (the child).
- Stop believing the accused is always innocent.
- Overcome childhood sexual abuse.
The book is available in kindle and paperback.
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