Twitter is famous for igniting trolling wars, hashtag games, memes and a whole load of other verbal jousting activities.<\/p>\n
What people often overlook is that like any social community, it can also be used for good. At the end of the day, people want to connect, communicate and collaborate. Sharing their life stories is one such way.<\/p>\n
Recently, one Pakistani Twitter user did exactly that, calling everyone to share their survival stories. The trend has proven to be quite popular, with hundreds of random tweeps pouring their hearts out.<\/p>\n
This thread is proof that we may think people will dismiss our problems\u00a0over their own. Or they may offer support and help each other overcome these hardships.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/threetenam\/status\/1115327960721035264<\/p>\n
Dozens of people responded to the thread. The identities of these people were kept anonymous on their request.<\/p>\n
Here are some of their stories:<\/p>\n
We have heard of cases where marriages do not work out. And yet, if you are single, its hard to escape questions like ‘When are you getting married’, from just about anyone.<\/p>\n
Marriage has been taken for granted in our society, so much that people fail to acknowledge that not everyone is cut out to be a parent. They not only end up being bad partners but worse parents.<\/p>\n
A person that can come out a good person from horrifying parenting experiences and damaged childhoods are heroes.<\/p>\n
Here is an account of one such person who survived an abusive marriage:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/threetenam\/status\/1116066024514887680<\/p>\n
Child abuse is such a rampant issue in Pakistan. Matters are complicated further when you observe how we never teach our children to identify and call out problematic behavior from adults. These can range from inappropriate touching to molestation. Most children choose to stay quiet out of fear that they will cause ‘disrespect’. The perpetrator goes scotfree in such cases.<\/p>\n
Survivors like this man are an example of how creating awareness against these attitudes is crucial. Only then can we eradicate this social evil.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/threetenam\/status\/1116308876310327296<\/p>\n
Spurred by one example, many other stories of sexual child abuse got told. When people try to undermine this issue as ‘a problem with this generation’, that’s just brushing the issue under the carpet.<\/p>\n
With all these stories from those who survived sexual abuse during their childhood, one thing becomes clear. This evil behavior is enabled not by lewd content but rather an environment where no one calls out sexual predators out.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/threetenam\/status\/1116444029535825924<\/p>\n
Its a tragedy when these poor souls go on to become abusers themselves. However, this one survivor of sexual abuse chose a different path. She went on to become a teacher and now she’s educating her students about what their rights are:<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/threetenam\/status\/1116445141638811649<\/p>\n
As you can see, the sheer number of child abuse stories on this thread tells us one thing. We need to wake up.<\/p>\n
Sometimes, tragedies threaten to tear families apart. Here is one such example:<\/p>\n
\nKidnapped, broken, molested and injected with toxic substances at 16 by MQM members and a Sindh Police DSP current SSP one of the few British remanent families in Pakistan. Father lost immigration status in the US when he came back for me. Abandoned by schizophrenic lawyer Mother<\/p>\n
— Grey Fox (@edwardfranklin) April 10, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n