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Kids are tractable and can be easily frightened, ( for example Boogeyman tales, Monsters under the bed, etc) Parents and other influential adults ( Teachers, sadly) can make fun of a child over something that is not his fault ( a handicap, for example) and this is a borderline case. remarks like ( You act like a Mental Retard!) or similar are typical- far more serious are the uncontrolled antics of a parent under the influence of alcohol or drugs- anything can come out- literally and this fits into the category of psychological abuse. Given the generaly optimism of kids ( as reflected by belief in, say Santa Claus) the abuser sometimes makes grandiose promises- and attempts to con the tot into bizarre action. One molester accosted a young girl- started buying her feminine underwear ( which this kook used in part for masturbatory objects) then seductively worked his pitch. the victim told it well to Police- ( Uncle Floyd ( a TV character by the way, they often use alias like this) said he"d get me a Job in a Carnival if I played along with him in the Motel room... waaayyy out! and so it goes. Caution is indeed our trump card in avoiding child molesters. Mnay come on as really (Friendly) or sugar-daddy types, then recklessly pursue their own perverted goals!

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