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all entries: sep 2018 to may 2025

 
 
 
  

20 May 2025

not a question of guilt
iceground

At 11, I left the countryside for a big city in Columbia. One day, a 20 year old man gained my trust after a long time talking. He had a network of child exploitation and I fell into it.

 
 
 
 
  

9 May 2025

poem: adored
benjamin harker

A poem to a life love

 
 
 
 
  

25 March 2025

life is not a decision: a pedophile parent
charlie keyes

I decided, with every factor in play, that above all, I was going to be a damned good parent

 
 
 
 
  

4 October 2021

untreated: meet the spouses
untreated team

Two pedophiles and their long term partners discuss how their relationships began, how minor attraction was disclosed, and what happened next.

 
 
 
 
  

1 March 2020

interview: claire, mother of a map
global prevention project

Candice and Claire talk about parents and partners of MAPs needing support and what can be done so that they can get the support they need in safe and compassionate way.

 
 
 
 
  

29 September 2019

past the dark facts
bly

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

 
 
 
 
  

17 July 2019

turned into the best thing
global prevention project

Sara, partner of a MAP, interviewed about the process of finding out and adjusting.

 
 
 
 
  

25 February 2019

still a mother's son
elliott bateman

What parents should know regarding MAP children, A MAP and his mother discuss his coming out process, his struggle with his attractions, and finding therapeutic support.

 
 
 
 
  

11 September 2018

married to a map
bruce and gina

As soon as she couldn't handle it, I was like, no, I'm done. Uh, this won't work, nice try, I'm gonna pull out, and I left.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20 May 2025

not a question of guilt
iceground

At 11, I left the countryside for a big city in Columbia. One day, a 20 year old man gained my trust after a long time talking. He had a network of child exploitation and I fell into it.

 
 
 
9 May 2025

poem: adored
benjamin harker

A poem to a life love

 
 
 
25 March 2025

life is not a decision: a pedophile parent
charlie keyes

I decided, with every factor in play, that above all, I was going to be a damned good parent

 
 
 
4 October 2021

untreated: meet the spouses
untreated team

Two pedophiles and their long term partners discuss how their relationships began, how minor attraction was disclosed, and what happened next.

 
 
 
1 March 2020

interview: claire, mother of a map
global prevention project

Candice and Claire talk about parents and partners of MAPs needing support and what can be done so that they can get the support they need in safe and compassionate way.

 
 
 
29 September 2019

past the dark facts
bly

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

 
 
 
17 July 2019

turned into the best thing
global prevention project

Sara, partner of a MAP, interviewed about the process of finding out and adjusting.

 
 
 
25 February 2019

still a mother's son
elliott bateman

What parents should know regarding MAP children, A MAP and his mother discuss his coming out process, his struggle with his attractions, and finding therapeutic support.

 
 
 
11 September 2018

married to a map
bruce and gina

As soon as she couldn't handle it, I was like, no, I'm done. Uh, this won't work, nice try, I'm gonna pull out, and I left.