Silent Tears: Sad Stories of Sexu@l Abuse Victims to Alert Parents and Guardians to Watch Their Children

 “Are you really happy?”

I asked this simple question to two beautiful young ladies recently. Their answers left me shaken.

Behind their youthful smiles were hidden years of sexual abuse, drugs, and neglect.

Sadly, this is not an isolated case. In just one month, I have listened to three different young girls share stories of being r@ped—most often by a relative, a family friend, or someone trusted.

The truth is hard to face:

🔹 Children as young as 9 years old are being exposed to drugs and sexual perversion.

🔹 Parents are often completely unaware of what their children are facing, watching, or being pressured into.

🔹 Many youths carry deep trauma, building emotional walls—locking others out while silently crying within.

One young girl’s journey still haunts me:

Molested by a cousin at age 6.

Drawn into perverse activities by a “friend” around age 10.

Drugged and r@ped by three young women.

Introduced to drugs by a trusted family relative.

When she finally opened up to her mother that an older cousin was molesting her, she was silenced: “Don’t tell your father.”

This is how cycles of abuse continue—hidden, dismissed, and covered up by those who should protect.

Currently, this young girl is finding it difficult to form healthy relationships, feels alone and, yes, desperately wants friends but each time people come close to her, she feels threatened, thinking they would take advantage of her...again😔.

The truth is: childhood trauma does not disappear with age. It follows them into adulthood, shaping their self-esteem, relationships, and mental health.

As Jennifer Cisney Ellers, M.A., put it: “Parents sometimes don’t even see what’s right in front of them—the mental health challenges their kids are facing.”

We must do better.

Parents — Ask questions. Be present. Create safe spaces.

Communities — Break the silence. Stop enabling abuse.

Mentors & leaders — Listen intentionally. Many young people are desperate to be heard.

Silence feeds the system.

And broken children grow into wounded adults.

It’s time to act.

It’s time to protect.

It’s time to heal.

©️ Mitchelle Obatu 

#ChildProtection #MentalHealthAwareness #BreakTheSilence #YouthEmpowerment