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  • My parents were high up in scouts so I spent my entire childhood at every single event possible until I was 18 and could finally say no to them and I stopped going . Not long after I was on tinder with my friends and they were swiping for me just messing around , they must have swiped right on a guy that turned out to be my old cub and scout leader who then sent me a barrage of messages saying that he was so shocked I would like him and that he’s fancied me for years (essentially admitting he was attracted to me as a child) he made comments about how he watched me developing into a beautiful woman and enjoyed seeing my body changing. It made me totally sick to my stomach and I blocked him. I told my mom he sent me creepy messages and she brushed it off saying I’m an adult now and I deleted everything so can’t do anything about it, but it just made me think about how many other girls he was watching over the years.