Understanding Male Victims of Domestic Abuse: Challenging Social Stigmas.
What does it look like when our physically strongest individuals experience trauma atthe hands of an abuser? What standards do we have to operate by when the victim ofdomestic violence is nearly three hundred pounds, and the perpetrator is only half ofthat body weight? The questions worth answering consist of how men feel before,during, and […]
Breaking Free from Narcissistic Abuse: My Journey to Self-Realization and Healing
He tells you are being irrational, that you really need help. He tells you he’s moving out and taking your little girl because he needs so badly to start a manipulative argument. He tells you to “Fuck Off” and calls you a victim and tells you it’s all your fault. He makes false references […]
The Incident I’ll Never Forget: A Night of Violence on July 2, 2018
At 13 I was approached by a 19 year old man online, when I told him I was 13 his reaction was “Wow you’re a little younger than my ex” another child he had also abused at 13. My world soon changed, coming from a household of abusive and unloving parents I was easy pickings, […]
My Journey Through Two Unforgettable Incidents
Among the many small incidents there’s two big incidents that I’ll never forget. The first major incident was July 2nd, 2018 my ex and I were in an argument(I don’t remember what it was about) but he had a big, glass A&W mug with kool-aid in it & he threw the kool-aid all over me […]
Understanding Grit and a Mother Way of Teaching It.
Grit, by definition from the Oxford Dictionary is described as, courage and resolve; strength of character.My mom is the epitome of grit. For a woman who went through her own struggles with a brain tumor,surgeries, chemo, radiation, etc; she never failed at continuing to have strength along a path she didn’tchoose, it chose her.Our relationship […]
Surviving 15 Years of Domestic Abuse: My Fight for Freedom and My Children”
I was in a 15 year relationship with my ex and we share two children together. During our relstionship, my ex would verbally, emotionally and mentally abuse me, and there were times when he would physically abuse and he threatened to kill me on several occasions. I left a few times but would go […]
