Unnatural Desires

“It’s unnatural,” so I was told as a little girl, to desire your brother, dad, first, second, third, or fourth cousins, uncles, aunts, or any male or female relative. It was forbidden, off limits, against the rules to desire to be with them intimately. As a matter of fact, it was drilled in me as far back as I can remember that if any of my cousins, uncles, brother, or even dad told me it’s okay to touch private parts, it was my responsibility to let them know that this behavior was wrong and unacceptable. We are family, and I was to tell Mama if they tried anything. Mama always said I could get pregnant if this were to happen, and the child could come out deformed.