Artemis (artemis@dice.camp)'s status on Thursday, 02-Apr-2026 14:21:16 JST

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.