HIV Positive Circumstances

[Trinique_Fire]

What would the circumstances be if:

- 16 year old boy contracts HIV from his partner

- father of 16 year old boy and the boy's sister is sexually abusive to both kids

Theoretically speaking, if he didn't wear a condom, he'd contract the virus from his son and pass it on to his daughter, correct? How many cases do we know about where a sexually abusive parent wears a condom (or uses other "safe sex" products)? Is it realistic to say that a father would use a condom if he sexually abused his kids?

Well thought out opinions and facts, ONLY, please.

 

[SadieRose]

Rubbered Up

Bearing in mind that no parent ever thinks their child is anything other than totally innocent, if the father had no reason to believe that he was HIV positive himself then he probably wouldn't use a condom with the boy. With the girl, perhaps, if he didn't want her to become pregnant and arouse suspicion.

BTW if you're planning this as a story for Litty, they're not gonna post it if the protagonists are under 18.

Sadie

 

[Trinique_Fire]

Bearing in mind that no parent ever thinks their child is anything other than totally innocent, if the father had no reason to believe that he was HIV positive himself then he probably wouldn't use a condom with the boy. With the girl, perhaps, if he didn't want her to become pregnant and arouse suspicion.

BTW if you're planning this as a story for Litty, they're not gonna post it if the protagonists are under 18.

Sadie

Sorry, but I already cross checked, and they will publish it since no character under the age of 18 is engaged in any kind of sex.

Thanks for your input.

ETA: I don't do incest in stories or IRL. I need this kind of information so I can be very clear about the circumstances and events two of my minor characters undergo and the detrimental emotional effects that happen as a result. These kids live in a safe house after they are turned over to the woman who runs the house.

 

[SadieRose]

It sounds dark and intriguing. I'd be interested to read it when it's posted.

I've spent a lot of time writing about emotionally screwed up characters and used abuse as a back story in some of the fiction I have written. Often in the research material I've read, the abusers fall into two categories, there are those who see their victims as extensions of the abuse they suffered themselves as children and repeat the circumstances as a way of "coming to terms with" their own experiences. If their abuser did not use a rubber then they probably wouldn't either.

Then there are the ones who genuinely see nothing wrong in what they are doing; in some circumstances it might be conceivable that they would use protection because they see the relationship with the child as something entirely natural and of course would "never do anything to hurt them".

 

[Trinique_Fire]

It sounds dark and intriguing. I'd be interested to read it when it's posted.

I've spent a lot of time writing about emotionally screwed up characters and used abuse as a back story in some of the fiction I have written. Often in the research material I've read, the abusers fall into two categories, there are those who see their victims as extensions of the abuse they suffered themselves as children and repeat the circumstances as a way of "coming to terms with" their own experiences. If their abuser did not use a rubber then they probably wouldn't either.

Then there are the ones who genuinely see nothing wrong in what they are doing; in some circumstances it might be conceivable that they would use protection because they see the relationship with the child as something entirely natural and of course would "never do anything to hurt them".

I like what you have to say here and I'll have to keep that in mind. The only other details I neglected to provide are these:

The 16 year old boy is bisexual and knew he was HIV positive but was terrified to tell his father based on his father's *ahem* past behavior when it came to punishment. The boy's sister is 14 and unaware thus yet that she might be HIV + but keeps a positive attitude for her brother's sake (he's become very withdrawn and scared). She's a bright girl and knows her father's in a lot of trouble, but she sees herself as her brother's rock since they had no other family and only she knew about his bisexuality (besides her brother's boyfriend).

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Just my opinion, but if the father were to abuse one of the kids (or both at the same time, I suppose) it would be a spur of the moment affair (pun not intended) that is considerably rushed. My thinking is the same in this instance as in a rape. Would a rapist bother fighting with the victim while putting on a condom? Would the victim do it for him? In this case would the children even know what a condom was? Doubtful.

 

[Trinique_Fire]

Just my opinion, but if the father were to abuse one of the kids (or both at the same time, I suppose) it would be a spur of the moment affair (pun not intended) that is considerably rushed. My thinking is the same in this instance as in a rape. Would a rapist bother fighting with the victim while putting on a condom? Would the victim do it for him? In this case would the children even know what a condom was? Doubtful.

Okay. I didn't think the condom thing was really realistic. Thanks.