Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (2024)
prism 1 points 27 days ago*.

I watched some of these shows with my kids when they were growing up (Zack & Cody, iCarly, Drake & Josh) and thinking now, I don’t remember anything being off. That’s not to say I didn’t back then, but that was 20 years ago and I have a hard time remembering what I did last week. That being said, NOW I understand why some of these young actors/actress’ spiraled out of control back then. I was abused by my uncle and also my Dad’s best friend, I never told anyone because I didn’t think they’d believe me. When I finally did, many, many years later, I found out my uncle had also abused my older sister and our Mom when she was a child. My grandmother knew of the abuse of our Mom, but at that time (1950’s) it was never spoken about or hardly ever acknowledged. When I found this out, I had mixed feelings towards my grandmother - I was angry but also sympathetic because who would have believed her at that time? I watched this over 5 days, just couldn’t binge it as it hit way to close to home. Anyone who is being abused, or if you know someone is, PLEASE tell someone!