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December 7, 2011
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Don't like being controlled

Dear Pastor,

I am a 16-year-old female and I have been in love with a man who is 26 years old. I have been having sex since I was 14 years old with this man. I am starting to feel uncomfortable because he wants to control me. He wants to tell me what I should do, where to go and how I should act.

My mother doesn't care about me. The guy is schooling me. Please tell me what to do.

Young and Confused

Dear Young and Confused,

I am afraid that if your mother doesn't care about you and has left you totally in the hands of this man, he is going to continue to tell you what to do. He knows that at the moment he is your only help and he sees you as a child. He believes that he has the right to control you.

guidance

You haven't said anything about your father. You have spoken about your mother. If your mother was a responsible person, she would have given you guidance and protect you from anyone who would take advantage of you.

You became sexually active with this man at age 14. This man was well aware that at that time you weren't able to consent, so he took advantage of your situation. You wanted to attend school so you did not object, but now he wants you to continue to be his slave. He will continue to tell you were to go, what to do and what not to do for as long as this relationship lasts. The only way you can get out of it is if one of your relatives will take the responsibility to send you to school and to meet your daily needs.

This world has many good people, and if you are willing to end the relationship with this man, someone may be willing to take you in as a part of their family, send you to school and help you to pursue a career of your choice. But, you would have to be willing to break all ties with this man and be guided by that person who would open up their home to you.

Let me add quickly that some folks always call me about letters printed in the paper and they want names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the writers. Such requests I always reject because many are not sincere and they are only interested to know who are the writers of the letters. However, anyone who is willing to help you, we would endeavour to know whether that person is sincere and would treat you right. I assure you of my prayers and I promise that I will do my best to help you.

Pastor

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