So i just read a couple of articles about pedo after reading this. And some of characteristics that I get regarding pedophile are, they have: - sexual attraction to prepubescent children - sexual urges and fantasies toward children - sustained, focused, and intense pattern of sexual arousal like persistent sexual thoughts, or behaviours towards children.
So does Miharu fits those characteristics? For me, nope.
When they first met Miharu can't even handle children. What i see, Miharu is just looking for that genuine love and compassion that he never really experienced in his life. And at that moment of emptiness, Heita with his child innocence showed it to him. Overwhelmed by how such pure and genuine thing could really exist, Miharu wanted to have it and treasure it, and in the spur of the moment expressed it to Heita's parents. His first view of Heita is almost like when someone sees a god or deity and expect them to always have love and compassion 24/7. He treats Heita like an angel or something like a vesel that contains true love and compassion. But that kind of mindset changed after the conversation they have in the park. Miharu realized Heita is not an "angel" and just a normal human that have dreams and wishes. From there I guess Miharu became more self aware about his relationship with Heita.
But then again, that's just what I see from the story. Even if Miharu really is a pedo, I guess he can't really help it since pedophilia is considered a mental disorder, so like any other disorders its not like he has any control and planned to be one. And also don't mix pedophile with child molester or child sexual abuser. Because not all child molester is a pedophile. People who has pedophilia struggles to contain their urges because they know it's morally wrong, that's why they often get depression and need medical help, or if they really can no longer hold it they ended up doing the crime. Child molester could be anyone and doesn't always have to have interest to children, but they know it's taboo and gets excited to try it to give spices to their normal sexual life... people who knows what they're doing is sick but still do it anyway. It's sad people immediately generalized pedophile (who already struggle with their disorder) as a child sexual abuser, when some of them never even touch a child. (One of my friend is a psychiatrist and therapist and she said the struggle is real)
So i just read a couple of articles about pedo after reading this. And some of characteristics that I get regarding pedophile are, they have:
- sexual attraction to prepubescent children
- sexual urges and fantasies toward children
- sustained, focused, and intense pattern of sexual arousal like persistent sexual thoughts, or behaviours towards children.
So does Miharu fits those characteristics? For me, nope.
When they first met Miharu can't even handle children. What i see, Miharu is just looking for that genuine love and compassion that he never really experienced in his life. And at that moment of emptiness, Heita with his child innocence showed it to him. Overwhelmed by how such pure and genuine thing could really exist, Miharu wanted to have it and treasure it, and in the spur of the moment expressed it to Heita's parents. His first view of Heita is almost like when someone sees a god or deity and expect them to always have love and compassion 24/7. He treats Heita like an angel or something like a vesel that contains true love and compassion. But that kind of mindset changed after the conversation they have in the park. Miharu realized Heita is not an "angel" and just a normal human that have dreams and wishes. From there I guess Miharu became more self aware about his relationship with Heita.
But then again, that's just what I see from the story. Even if Miharu really is a pedo, I guess he can't really help it since pedophilia is considered a mental disorder, so like any other disorders its not like he has any control and planned to be one. And also don't mix pedophile with child molester or child sexual abuser. Because not all child molester is a pedophile. People who has pedophilia struggles to contain their urges because they know it's morally wrong, that's why they often get depression and need medical help, or if they really can no longer hold it they ended up doing the crime. Child molester could be anyone and doesn't always have to have interest to children, but they know it's taboo and gets excited to try it to give spices to their normal sexual life... people who knows what they're doing is sick but still do it anyway. It's sad people immediately generalized pedophile (who already struggle with their disorder) as a child sexual abuser, when some of them never even touch a child. (One of my friend is a psychiatrist and therapist and she said the struggle is real)