18 October 2021

a short bright elucidation
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A review of A Long Dark Shadow: Minor Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity by Allyn Walker

1 December 2019

we have to protect children, even the ones you hate
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A group of adolescents, many thousands strong, are struggling with self-hatred and fear, and most people don't think that's a problem.

A review of A Long Dark Shadow: Minor Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity by Allyn Walker

A group of adolescents, many thousands strong, are struggling with self-hatred and fear, and most people don't think that's a problem.

6 May 2025

never say die: the hard rules of suicide and map talk
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We deal with the topic of suicide similarly to the topic of pedophilia: denial, pre-formed narratives and a fear of listening to details of the truth.

4 May 2025

two way mirror: pedophiles coming out to one another
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Two people simultaneously and silently ask, I'm one of the good ones, but are you?

2 May 2025

the rest of the list
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A new podcast from the BBC highlights the gap between the popular assumption that known pedophiles are removed somehow from society and the reality that they are not. Why does this gap exist?

4 March 2025

two pedophiles; one moral binary; no dogs
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I'd give a lot for a crime-free thriller instead, but No Dogs Allowed tells a lot of truth about a young pedophile's life

18 October 2021

a short bright elucidation
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A review of A Long Dark Shadow: Minor Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity by Allyn Walker

9 September 2021

reviews: safe from harm and let's talk: child sexual abuse
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A BBC radio drama and an online documentary from Channel 4 both open up the topic of non-offending pedophilia

23 April 2021

childlike self-concepts, pt. 1: an anecdotal introduction
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Academics have begun to study autopedophilia, with a focus on sexual arousal from the idea of being childlike. But there's a much broader phenomenon going on here, and I'm right in the middle of it.

1 December 2019

we have to protect children, even the ones you hate
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A group of adolescents, many thousands strong, are struggling with self-hatred and fear, and most people don't think that's a problem.

29 September 2019

past the dark facts
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A review of Sheila van den Heuvel-Collins' Past the Dark Field

We deal with the topic of suicide similarly to the topic of pedophilia: denial, pre-formed narratives and a fear of listening to details of the truth.

Two people simultaneously and silently ask, I'm one of the good ones, but are you?

A new podcast from the BBC highlights the gap between the popular assumption that known pedophiles are removed somehow from society and the reality that they are not. Why does this gap exist?

I'd give a lot for a crime-free thriller instead, but No Dogs Allowed tells a lot of truth about a young pedophile's life

A review of A Long Dark Shadow: Minor Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity by Allyn Walker

A BBC radio drama and an online documentary from Channel 4 both open up the topic of non-offending pedophilia

Academics have begun to study autopedophilia, with a focus on sexual arousal from the idea of being childlike. But there's a much broader phenomenon going on here, and I'm right in the middle of it.

A group of adolescents, many thousands strong, are struggling with self-hatred and fear, and most people don't think that's a problem.

A review of Sheila van den Heuvel-Collins' Past the Dark Field

the p word is a collection of 316 articles, blogs, podcasts and threads in the voices of pedophiles and others who oppose adult child sexual contact and sexual exploitation of children. Despite our mainstream views, this content is frequently removed from social media or blog sites because openly discussing pedophile attractions or avowing them are not tolerated. Our side of the conversation continues here.

editor at the p word net

Except where stated, all images are AI and do not depict real people.

the p word is a collection of 316 articles, blogs, podcasts and threads in the voices of pedophiles and others who oppose adult child sexual contact and sexual exploitation of children. Despite our mainstream views, this content is frequently removed from social media or blog sites because openly discussing pedophile attractions or avowing them are not tolerated. Our side of the conversation continues here.

editor at the p word net

Except where stated, all images are AI and do not depict real people.