When TikToker Alexis (@alexisjashema_) was 16 years old, her high school basketball coach took her to his house after a game and slept with her.
She was a star athlete who ran track and played basketball, so she focused on nothing but sports and grades. Her mom got up for work early in the morning and did not return home until evening. They were both busy with their own lives.
During her junior year of high school, they got a new male basketball coach. Everything was normal at first, but then he started giving her rides home after the games because he knew her mom wasn’t able to.
One day, she asked him for the keys to the locker room so she could get the balls set up for practice. When he gave her the keys, he rubbed her hand.
He started doing that every time, and it got to the point that she actually began reciprocating.
They had another physical encounter when she was washing the basketball jerseys. He came over and brushed up against her. The next game day, he gave her a ride after the game.
But this time, he invited her back to his apartment. He made her a drink, and they took a shower. One thing led to another, and they ended up sleeping together.
“I was a junior in high school, 16 years old, and this 30-something-year-old man took me to his apartment to sleep with me, somebody who’s supposed to be a male role model,” said Alexis.
At the time, she told a few of her friends. She didn’t tell her mom about the situation until she was 25 years old. She is now 29 and sees just how messed up that was.
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She used to be mad at her mom for putting her in compromising situations where she had to find her own rides, but she has since forgiven her.
“Being an adult now, growing up, I don’t blame my mom anymore,” Alexis said. “I’ve forgiven her a long time ago. Because my mom didn’t abuse me. It was all these men and stuff.”
In the comments section, many TikTok users pointed out that it is the parents’ responsibility to make sure their children are safely getting from one place to another.
“I hate that parents put kids in positions to figure out transportation! This is a huge safety issue,” chimed in one user.
“My mom was also a ‘find your own way home’ mom until she found out I was walking to practice every morning at 5 a.m. by myself in middle school. Your story is a good example on how important it is to be there for your kids,” commented another.
“My mom was one of those ‘find your own way home’ moms and got upset when my sister turned up 17 and pregnant, like what did you expect?” added a third.
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