Just a question

Can someone please tell me if a child can be sexually abused by another child (say a 12 or 13 year old with 6 or 7 year old)? If the answer is yes, then what is the difference between sexual abuse and childhood sexual exploring?

Yes.

Some people say if it's 2 children then it's not considered abuse but that's not true.

I can't really explain the differences at the moment but will respond again later.

I'm sorry I didn't come back and respond like I said I would.

I have so much I want to say about the differences but it's too triggering to talk about.

Hopefully someone else will come along and respond.

Thank you. I guess I didn't think about it bro g rrigferi g for others as well. I am not sure where to maybe get some help. Thank you for trying.

Are you in therapy?Have you asked a professional about it?

I am and we started talking about it but got on another subject and ran out of time. I am a hot mess. .

I'm sorry you're struggling.It sounds like something you might definitely want to bring up again during the next session.

You can Google childhood curiosity vs sexual abuse and find alot of info.Chances are if you're questioning what it was then it was probably abuse.

Thank you. I will check it out.

Yes, that's possible. I was 5 when I was molested by a 13 year old. Honestly, if there's a significant age difference, I don't believe it's childhood sexual exploring at all. It's one thing if it's two 5 year old kids. It's another thing entirely when there's a significant age gap. When a child is sexually abused by another child, I've read that it's called child on child sexual abuse (COCSA). If this happened to you, I'm very sorry. I know that it's tough. Just because another child molests a child doesn't make it any less traumatic and it saddens me that people think it is. That's why it took me a long time to get help for my abuse.