{"id":30,"date":"2015-11-06T13:07:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T13:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/omaser.com\/blog\/cassieslaw\/?p=30"},"modified":"2015-11-06T13:12:29","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T13:12:29","slug":"signs-of-a-potential-pedophile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/omaser.com\/blog\/cassieslaw\/2015\/11\/06\/signs-of-a-potential-pedophile\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of a Potential Pedophile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I received advice from my daughter&#8217;s therapist on how to spot a potential pedophile, and I want to share these insights.\u00a0I was told to avoid dating men who fall into one of these three categories. I was told that yes, there are harmless non-pedophile people who will also fall into these categories, but she doesn&#8217;t want me to take the time to try to differentiate. If a man shows one of these three signs, he&#8217;s no longer considered dating material for me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/omaser.com\/blog\/cassieslaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/myth.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33\" src=\"http:\/\/omaser.com\/blog\/cassieslaw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/11\/myth-300x257.gif\" alt=\"myth\" width=\"300\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>What is his relationship like with his mother? No relationship is ever perfect, but a man should love his mother and talk about her with respect, even if his mother is a fall down drunk. A good man will say, &#8220;My mother had her issues, but she did her best and I love her for it.&#8221; A man who is waving a red flag will say, &#8220;Do you know what my mother put me through!?&#8221; Studies show 99% of pedophiles have turbulent or distant relationships with their mother.<\/p>\n<p>Was he physically or sexually abused as a child? I always thought only sexual abuse was a red flag, but the therapist said both are. She said if he was abused AND he received therapy for the abuse as a child, then the therapy cancels the abuse out if he doesn&#8217;t exhibit the other two signs. But if he was abused as a child and received therapy as an adult, he was abused as a child and never received therapy, or he was abused as a child and received therapy but disrespects or is distant from his mother, etc, then there&#8217;s the red flag. Studies show 99% of pedophiles were physically or sexually abused as children and didn&#8217;t get help in time.<\/p>\n<p>When we start dating, is he trying to bond with me, or with both my child and me? A healthy man will only try to bond with the woman until he knows he wants to be around long term. He otherwise shouldn&#8217;t show much of an interest in the kids. Early on in the relationship, when he does cute things like brings you flowers, he should NOT also bring a gift for the kids. He shouldn&#8217;t call and ask how the kids are doing (unless he knows something very specific happened, like they went to the ER, etc.) He won&#8217;t try to make dates that involve the kids unless the date is celebrating a birthday or holiday. Wanting to take you and the kids to the zoo on a random Saturday during the first 6 to 9 months of dating is weird, and therefore a red flag. Studies show 99% of pedophiles try to date both the mother and the child early on in the relationship.<\/p>\n<p>For whatever it&#8217;s worth, my ex waved all three of these red flags.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I received advice from my daughter&#8217;s therapist on how to spot a potential pedophile, and I want to share these insights.\u00a0I was told to avoid dating men who fall into one of these three categories. 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