When I was 13 years old I did something very wrong. Back in the day in my middle school was fucked up trend: slaping girl’s asses. I didn’t have the courage to do it myself so when we had family reunion I decided to practice with my 5 years old cousin. When I was playing with her I slightly spanked her butt over the clothes multiple times. Then I continued with slightly pulling her pants down and then I slightly spanked. Once I had pulled so much that I saw her private parts and in that moment I had realized that I messed up. Since then I have never repeated such disgusting behaviour, yet my guilt and selfhate for this action has been slowly increasing.
Nowdays with my cousin I have good relationship, I sometimes help her out with school work. She doesn’t seem to be uncomfortable around me.
Am I a disgusting person?
You did something due to peer pressure at an age when kids are obsessed with fitting in. In the course of doing so, you realized it was wrong and you stopped. Even now, presumably years later, you still feel bad about it. I’d say you’re good, every single one of us has done things (often involving inappropriate actions) we look back on and regret. You’re fine.
Exactly this. All people do things that can be considered wrong. The difference between good and bad people is the good ones realize it, and change their behavior. This is what it is to be human.
I hate to break this to you, but kids are idiots. Their brains are still baking, so they do dumb shit all the time.
There’s a reason that kids have a separate prong of the justice system in many places. Everybody knows the sheer stupidity that can happen because they, too, have done abysmally stupid shit.
Now, this one was pretty fucking bad. But it’s still just an idiot kid being an idiot, not some predictor of the adult the kid grows into remaining an idiot.
Mind you, plenty of adults are idiots too, but the ones that don’t repeat a given form of stupidity are ahead of the rest. So you’re fine. Let go of the guilt, stop beating yourself up, and move on.
Your actions were disgusting, but you as a person are not disgusting. Even better, you stopped doing those things.
If it continues to bother you that much, consider apologizing to your cousin.
Oh fuck no. Don’t apologize to the girl or you WILL have something even bigger to feel guilty about. How much random shit do you remember when you were five years old? I guarantee she doesn’t remember a bit of it and never will, but you could easily plant false traumatic memories in her brain. That’s just fucked up every way you look at it.
Would that actually benefit her?
Alright, so I’m going to be honest. This is a fucking minefield.
You need to take this to a therapist. Any unqualified advice here has the potential to be destructive.
Delete this thread and do not speak of this to anyone until the day of your appointment.
I was trying to find the words but couldn’t. Op this is the best advice you’ll find here.
You clearly knew what you were doing was wrong, you’ve thought about it since and I’m presuming that you haven’t done it since. Making a mistake and not making it again is the right thing. So no, not a disgusting person.
I didn’t know that I have good advice for you - whether you should talk about it or just put it behind you - but be aware that 13-year-olds do some pretty awful things, just generally. It’s that perfect intersection of dumb kid and new hormones. What you did at 13 doesn’t define who you are today.
You’re not condemned as a bad person for life because of things you did as a child. Slapping girls asses without consent is sexual assault, but what is important is that you are now older and you understand why it is wrong.
You can’t change the past, but you can help educate todays young people on boundaries and respectful behaviour.
No, you were an awkward kid. Since you understood yourself that it was wrong and corrected your behavior you’re decidedly not a disgusting person from what you’ve told us here. You however did a disgusting action, one you get to live with as one of those shameful memories most, if not all, of us have. If she doesn’t remember then there’s no point bringing it up. If she ever does then don’t deny it, admit, apologize and tell her you regret it profoundly.
I posit that it’s more so our mistakes and what we learn from them that shapes us than our successes.
You realized and stopped, you’re good.
“Disgusting” on its own is intuitive. If she forgives you, and no harm is felt, and you have better intentions, I’d say we can all leave it behind us.
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OP, please ignore this garbage take.
Also, I won’t be engaging with this thread further. So please don’t attempt to reply.
When you know you aren’t making a good argument
Now I wonder what the hell that comment said, it’s been erased.
Basically insulting OP and saying it’s messed up; chastising him and stuff. It was a big comment, too, lol
Hmm figures
