Perhaps not shockingly, part of my wake-up call was seeing how common & protected child abuse was in my community.
I wasn't a kid anymore, but it really shook me.
I experienced traumatic religious abuse growing up & my parents employed a lot of harmful "disciplinary methods", but in my home I was never the victim of intentional cruelty from a trusted adult.
Learning that so many children experienced abuse that the people who should have protected them covered up changed my life forever.