đź’” What it means to have grown up with a parent involved in sex work
Growing up with a parent involved in sex work meant you were exposed to adult sexuality and relationship dynamics that children shouldn't have to understand or navigate.
You may have learned early that sexuality was something complicated—simultaneously powerful, transactional, and potentially dangerous. Your understanding of relationships and intimacy might have been shaped by seeing sexuality used as a means of survival or income, creating confusion about what healthy sexual boundaries and intimate connections look like.
These experiences may have left you struggling to separate sexuality from shame, survival, or transaction. You might wonder what "normal" intimacy looks like, having had early reference points that mixed adult survival strategies with childhood understanding. You may carry a sense that sexuality is either something shameful to hide completely or the main currency for getting love and attention from others.