By Anonymous - 13/04/2016 14:04 - United States - Bel Air

Today, while opening up to a few friends about how I was sexually abused as a child, one of them blurted "Pics or it didn't happen." How did the others react? With outrage? No, just with awkward chuckling. FML
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Cow_Girl_Lilly 24

Sorry to hear they acted that way OP.

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cj89898 24

Usually that comment is funny, not here.

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punxsy_phil 11

Chill chill chill. It's just a prank. Ap rank. A PRANK

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tomvertigo 17

You have to look at it from their perspective. They may have had no idea how to handle it or respond. That's a very heavy topic to lay on them. Could they have done better? Sure - but consider their position.

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DoomedGemini 37

Consider OP'S position. It's hard to open up about something like that. It's hard to learn something like that happened to someone close to you, but they're not ******* victims. The chuckling, yes nervousness or being uncomfortable can cause smiling or laughing, but I just can't excuse the comment that was made. It's op's choice, though, and neither is wrong.

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NightKat 25

Sometimes the filter just isn't on, and inappropriate things just kind of slip out. Been there, done that. I don't think the friend was trying to be insensitive. Maybe they all tried to laugh it off because it was so awkward, and they didn't know how else to handle it. But OP's the only one here who knows the whole story...

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xMaeLA 24

Those people are not your friends. I don't even know you and i am so appalled at their behavior, and wish I could give you the biggest hug, OP. **** them, and I don't mean literally.

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Shade1982 20

People like you seem to be very quick in their judgment. Sexual child abuse is a very, very difficult subject for a lot of people. These people are not trained to deal with subjects like this, especially if it's a friend. Why on earth would you expect a normal response from someone who has absolutely no idea how to deal with that? They have zero training and experience to help op, and their normal go-to response is basic humor, that is actually really not that abnormal.

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DoomedGemini 37

Do not try to excuse it as okay. Do I think op should dump them instantly? No, we have no idea what happened after. But don't say "if you're not trained.." MANY people are not trained or ready for the information. When someone close talked to me about it, I started to cry and felt such anger and disgust toward the person and people around her at that time. Some may deal with it with humor, but it's op's right to not want to be around someone who does so. If she doesn't feel comfortable talking about things because they can't react in a way that doesn't hurt her or makes her uncomfortable, she has every right to end the friendship over it.

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xMaeLA 24

You don't need training to be compassionate. It's called being a human being. Which I am sure you are one. Or maybe I judged you too quickly.

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Sh0cK_ing 3

And you're going to blame them? They probably have never had someone talk to them about that kind of situation so of course they would joke.

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Afroman720 18

I'm not saying that your friends are in the clear, but some people aren't great at handling awkward talks and situations and use jokes as a way to cope with the awkwardness, so unless they continued to go out of their way to make jokes and tease you, I wouldn't read too much into it.

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JudgeComrade 17

Tough skin helps with overcoming both past and present.

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cutiepie292929 18

Go to a psychologist if you want to talk. People who haven't delt with this issue don't know how to respond, you won't get the support you need. Unfortunately the media has made sexual abuse something not serious.

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