And to follow up the last two articles I wanted to post part of an article from Momlogic.com. Note the use of the Teacher/Lover category (you can read the entire article here):
Dr. Michelle Golland: It seems almost every day we are hearing about another young teenage boy seduced into an "affair" with an older woman who was his teacher, coach, or the mom of his best friend. Make no mistake: these women are sexual predators and it is high time our society starts treating them as such.
First, you must know that the women who fall into the "Teacher/Lover" category of female sexual offenders are highly manipulative and groom their victims in a similar way to male sexual predators. They pick vulnerable kids who are looking for attention and approval that may seem lacking within their own home environment.
These female sexual predators want power and control and admiration from their victim. The young prepubescent or adolescent boys are easily manipulated due to their own lack of self-esteem and confusion and insecurities that many teens experience. The fact that adolescence is when they pull away from their parents and want to forge a new identity makes teens easy prey for these abusive women.
Dr. Golland is a USC graduate and a licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY#16974). She works with adults, teens and is an expert in the field of marriage and relationships. Dr. Golland has given her expert advice on CNN, HLN, MSNBC, ABC, and Fox news. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and wonderfully exhausting two children.
I would add that you will find that there are male offenders who fit this same category and want power, control and admiration from their victim. In fact if you just flip the genders mentioned it would be right for some cases. I agree with Dr. Golland but I wonder when or if anyone is ever going to point out how offensive and potentially hurtful calling one's abuser a "teacher/lover" can be and how they may want to change that title to something else.
Friday, June 12, 2009
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