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So I was speaking with a dear friend earlier. She is in the middle of a divorce. I know her her soon to be ex husband. The things she endured struck close to home. People now speak about abuse in such general terms Speaking to someone in a way they don't like constitutes as abuse now a days. But expressing an opinion contrary to your own does NOT constitute as abuse. Let me please explain to you what abuse really means.
Abuse is telling someone 24/7 for 4 years ad nausea-um that you are stupid is abuse. Holding someone captive for 12 hours is abuse. Holding someone down and spitting on them is abuse. Shoving the butt of a shotgun in a persons rib cage is abuse. Kicking a person [female] while laying on the ground incapacitated , in the tail bone is abuse. Ripping the clothes off a person while they are trying to escape you is abuse. Beating someone on their back is abuse. Holding someone by their throat with your bare hands is abuse.
Holding someone at gunpoint and knife-point is abuse.
I personally endured all the afore mentioned things. I never spoke of it before for fear of shame. But I am afraid no longer because I KNOW that there are women out there who are enduring worse hour after hour with no end in sight.
My abuse started as a emotional and physiological. My ex wouldn't let me have any friends. I couldn't go shopping for groceries alone, but I soon realized it was something worse. He couldn't and wouldn't hold a job for more than a few months. If I was able to have a friend it was only with someone who held the same views as him.
I soon felt trapped and when I confronted him and told him I wanted out, I was held captive and beaten and berated for 12 hours.
This is something women the world over face everyday. I endured abuse for 12 hours, and could have gone back to this loser of a man, but I decided NO! I decided to stand on my own 2 feet and see if I did any better. There were a few trips and stumbles along the way, but I found my way clear. I am now a strong woman with 3 kids. Yes, I am married again, but to a real man, who would never think of putting his hands on me.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE! To whoever is reading this, YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH! GRAB YOUR THINGS, YOUR KIDS AND GET THE HELL OUT!
You have the support of women everywhere! If you need someone to "speak" to, please email me at odessa.toma@gmail.com
Abuse is telling someone 24/7 for 4 years ad nausea-um that you are stupid is abuse. Holding someone captive for 12 hours is abuse. Holding someone down and spitting on them is abuse. Shoving the butt of a shotgun in a persons rib cage is abuse. Kicking a person [female] while laying on the ground incapacitated , in the tail bone is abuse. Ripping the clothes off a person while they are trying to escape you is abuse. Beating someone on their back is abuse. Holding someone by their throat with your bare hands is abuse.
Holding someone at gunpoint and knife-point is abuse.
I personally endured all the afore mentioned things. I never spoke of it before for fear of shame. But I am afraid no longer because I KNOW that there are women out there who are enduring worse hour after hour with no end in sight.
My abuse started as a emotional and physiological. My ex wouldn't let me have any friends. I couldn't go shopping for groceries alone, but I soon realized it was something worse. He couldn't and wouldn't hold a job for more than a few months. If I was able to have a friend it was only with someone who held the same views as him.
I soon felt trapped and when I confronted him and told him I wanted out, I was held captive and beaten and berated for 12 hours.
This is something women the world over face everyday. I endured abuse for 12 hours, and could have gone back to this loser of a man, but I decided NO! I decided to stand on my own 2 feet and see if I did any better. There were a few trips and stumbles along the way, but I found my way clear. I am now a strong woman with 3 kids. Yes, I am married again, but to a real man, who would never think of putting his hands on me.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE! To whoever is reading this, YOU ARE STRONG ENOUGH! GRAB YOUR THINGS, YOUR KIDS AND GET THE HELL OUT!
You have the support of women everywhere! If you need someone to "speak" to, please email me at odessa.toma@gmail.com
