my heart goes out to anyone who was made to feel stupid for caring too much. anyone who was laughed at or "cringed" at for being themselves. anyone who cried silently so they don't be a burden. anyone whose love was taken for granted. anyone who feels unsafe in their own bodies.
33 years ago tonight, 14 women went to bed thinking about their finals, future in STEM and the upcoming holiday season. They didn’t know that these dreams threatened a man’s sense of self worth and that they wouldn’t survive to see their goals and aspirations become a reality.
this whole “cut your friends off if they refuse to leave an abusive relationship” shit is so wild because you know the ultimate goal of the abuser is isolation and when you keep giving your friends these ultimatums, you align more with the abuser to them than you think