Sorry to disillusion you Febri-chan, if you had been more attentive to my posts you would have seen that I view the treatment of those labelled as pedophiles as not really justified. I know from my own experiences and from meeting many people on the SOTP that it is grossly in error to assume them all to be 'wicked', 'evil', 'perverts', etc. I met many repectful and decent people on the SOTP that I would have no hesitation in making friends with if it was not so advisable to do so. They are often judged and condemned as people on single acts or aspects of their character. I take it personally to the extent that many lives are damaged by the blind hysteria from the perceived views of the public towards all labelled as 'pedophiles'. I felt great resentment when I entered the justice system but that vanished several years back and none remains at all now. I am on good terms with everyone on the law and probationary side and have no problems with their necessary work. Most of the counsellors on the SOTP treated me and the others with courtesy and respect and I have little to complain about. What I saw in them was dedicated people who were doing a very difficult job with as much honesty, commitment and compassion as they could offer in the circumstances. They were not judgemental and often had to deal with distressing occasions that worried many of us on the offender side too.

I try not to take things personally and I'm afraid I am not here to reinforce something that is seen as a burden rather than as a blessing. I haven't and never really had any guilt over my attraction to young girls, and that attraction will probably always be there, but I am intent on removing the sexual interest and that appears to be working.

Moth