Source: Malone.news
I used to work at the San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park for the research unit called CRES (The Center for Research on Endangered Species) in the 1980s. I was involved in behavioral research on mother-infant dyads, both as an intern and later as an employee. In particular, I conducted behavioral studies involving Lion-tailed Macaques, an endangered Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. The research aimed to determine why low-ranking females did not reproduce as well as the higher-ranking females.
One mother named Polly and her infant daughter Dewa had a particularly disturbing relationship. Polly would let her baby nurse for a while, but when she grew tired of the infant, she would hank the babe off of her breast and literally hold Dewa’s head to the concrete floor for about 30 seconds. It seemed like a lifetime, as I had to sit there and watch what was essentially child abuse. During that time, Dewa would scream and chitter – with her little arms and legs flaying about. Then Polly would suddenly let her death grip on the baby’s head go. The infant would run away from her mother while screaming bloody murder. Then after a couple of minutes, Polly would rush over, scoop up the baby, and hold her close. It was horrifying to watch, and I can still envision it in my mind.
I observed this pair from infancy through Dewa’s adulthood. I continued to monitor the troop as Dewa grew up and had an infant son of her own. One day, when the little boy monkey, who was quite small at the time, was nursing, Dewa literally pulled him off of her and held him firmly to the ground as he squirmed and screamed—just as her mother had done to her.
This moment in time had a huge impact on my life. Memories of my own childhood came cascading down around me. I vowed never to spank or hit my children, and I never did.
The effects of abuse and harm done to children can and will pass through generations. Often, these long-term effects on the person and the entire family can not be predicted, but we know that the deleterious effects can extend over generations.
Our children are our future. They must be protected from heavy-handed, ineffective policies that marginally protect adults over the well-being of our more precious assets. our children. Let me write it again for emphasis… our children are our future.
Looking back from a distance of over sixty years, I can now look at my childhood through a different lens. In my case, I broke an abuse cycle of corporal punishment that was out of control.
Worldwide, in the name of tolerance and pageantry, we are perpetuating a generation of children who are acclimatized to sexual perversions and, frankly, sexual abuse. Many of these children will develop paraphilic disorders from an early age.
Here is where this narrative gets tricky and a little graphic.
Children model what is normalized in their lives.
The recent Olympic opening ceremony was watched by hundreds of millions of children around the world. Men parading in women’s clothes, gluttony, sexual perversion, genitalia being openly exhibited, a “three-way”, the sexualization of children, and violence were all depicted. This was a show specifically designed for children to watch. Those opening scenes had primary colors, music, dance, celebration, and regalia meant to appeal to children. What was not to love for a young child watching? This, my friends, is grooming 101.
If that last statement seems like an over-the-top harsh assessment, consider this:…