when i was young, pre abuse, i knew myself. after decades of coercive control i no longer know me. it may sound strange but i've started getting to know myself, like you would meeting someone new. favorite color? music? movies? books? style? i ask myself everything.
@Jameca2011 nah, dudes will keep in touch with women who respond to him and keep feeding his ego and giving him the attention he needs in between his actual relationships or during down times during his current relationships. ladies, do not respond to those men.
@emilykmay when i was suffering post partum depression in the 90's i told the psychologist that my husband was not helping with any housework or getting up at night with the baby, she told me 'men's heads are full of rocks'.
@atomcbombshell girl, he was just confirming everything you were saying - if you're waiting for him to acknowledge and validate what you're saying he is doing so with his actions (which always speak louder than words anyhow). good luck with your divorce - sounds like a very good decision.
@kaylajohnsonatl a well liked dr at a hospital i worked at was looking for a surrogate for his baby-he was predatory-only cute, young women were approached-the money was just enough to be a lot for someone young but not enough to really impact him. no matter how you slice it, its not good.
@melanizzzle women getting dressed up and having fun night out - creatively expressing themselves with clothes, hair and make up. i'd love to hang with any one of them - they look like fun women.
@realgirl_fieri sadly my step son came to me unable to cut his own food at 12!! unable to make his own bed, unable to do most domestic chores. he was 'too busy' doing sports and school. life skills are important people.
@TooHot2Handle26 it was 3 years on Dec 6th and i'm still dealing with the trauma of it all. it takes time. steps forward and steps back. i am not the same person anymore.
@Angry_Staffer ppl said 'if men had periods they would announce it by wearing red scarves and holding holidays' well i now see that men get free period supplies in bathrooms and talk about it constantly when women have been forced into taboo silence for a millenia so ya, agreed.
@lovewalesfamily we're used to more candid shots of them thanks to Catherine but this is a more formal shot and has been touched up a bit and i think its absolutely beautiful.