THEIR GRIP DOESN’T.
The abuse didn’t end when I grew up. It evolved.
It didn’t pack up and leave when I turned 18. It changed tactics.
The predators learned early that physical access has an expiration date. Emotional access? Psychological access? That’s where the real damage is done. The grooming scripts don’t stop because the victim gets older—they just adapt. The shame stays. The silence stays. The distorted version of trust stays.
That’s why grooming is not just something that happens to children. It’s a system designed to outlive childhood. To follow victims into adulthood. To gaslight them into believing it was “their fault” or “not that bad.” To keep them quiet while the abuser moves on to the next target.
This is a system. Systems don’t collapse on their own. They get torn down.
And we’re just getting started.
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