Thursday, May 28, 2026

I Was 14 Years Old


A Birthday party at my best friend.
In Bockenem. 
Dungarees were hip back then, modern.
Her Dad drove me home and ... 
 
... drove into a side-road and...could not touch where he wanted to, thanks to the dungarees!!!

I was SO SCARED!!!
And yet all calm and just said, "my parents wait for me and if I´m not there in 20 minutes they call the police.". I was 14 years old. I´ll never forget that FEAR!!!   
He was that dumb he drove me home.
I never called my parents in the first place...!  How???
 
Düsseldorf. A waiter put a note under my soft-drink with his phone number.
My female friend and I ran away (I was 19)  - he followed us!!!
 
Hildesheim, I was 22. I got SO DARN SCARED!
Was in a phone booth and a man... whooo, my goodness. Three times..
A young man saw what´s happening and helped me out.
 
Ingo says in his company they use the word "vergewaltigen" as ...?
In English it´s "getting raped" and for sure I get a "tad" sensitive on this. They speak of handling material badly...
 
Huge fight.
Please .... understand... how it is like being small.
Depend on your brain or to fellow people.
 
Do not use the nasty word. 
 
I am 54 now and it still... hurts and frightens me. 

Do not use that word ... think first.
Believe me... I´m sitting here crying.
Rape or any violence - NO!!!!!!! 
 

 
 

14 comments:

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Dear friend Iris, rape is a form of violence in that it is done by force, against a person's consent.
It is never okay to put one's hands on anyone in an unwanted way.

Tom said...

...even today, too many men act like jerks!!!

Amypie71 said...

Back in those days things were very different, I'm glad you got away safe.

My name is Erika. said...

This is a frightening post. I've been very lucky I guess. I hope you will never have those experiences again. hugs-Erika

Anonymous said...

I am glad you got away safe every time, I would have told the friend what her Dad tried even if it meant losing a friend. I had a few lucky escapes by not getting into cars.

Iris Flavia said...

Dear friend Linda, I think rape is the worst form of violence... And why use this word in such a way....

Iris Flavia said...

And women as well... I saw a docu on this!

Iris Flavia said...

Yes. I still wonder how I kept that calm...

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, we need to be careful, always... hugs

Iris Flavia said...

I did tell. I was not the first it turned out- just the first to tell! The parents got divorced. He had to leave. I kept that friend.

Bertiebo said...

What terrible stories. Reading it like this, I think you were lucky. Very lucky.

Iris Flavia said...

Yes, I sure was!!!!

River said...

My comment got lost, maybe I forgot to click on "publish"

Iris Flavia said...

Sorry about that - but, well, I came out well. Hope you did always too!
Not funny to be small...