Scarleteen

When I was around 10-11 I have a nephew who was 6 who would show me his private parts and I would show him mines I wouldn't force him to do anything sexual but at one point he kept asking me to show him and wouldn't stop. He stop after a little bit but I'm remembering this and I'm feeling extremely guilty because I was older and I knew I shouldn't have showed him and feel that I have scarred him. I feel horrible and scared because of that I may have ruined him.

Hi UMMMMM2002,

I'm sorry this is causing you so much distress. To start with, can I ask if there's something in particular that's causing you to worry about this now? Did your nephew reach out to you about what happened and say it was something he feels harmed him? Or was there something else that brought this worry to the surface?