Unfortunately, sometimes you have to be a little mean to make people realize you're not someone to be played with. Not everyone respects kindness, but they will respect boundaries.
Therapist gave me a long list of coping techniques and I have taken my favourites / ones that work for me, compiled them, and plan to print it out into a little book I can keep on hand!
Cinderella wanted to party, it was the Prince who wanted to marriage. Ariel wanted to travel, it was Eric who wanted marriage. Bella wanted to study, it was Beast who wanted to marriage, Patriarchy trains us to look at women through the wants of men, So that we lose sight of What women want..
At the family barbecue my cousin’s husband kept joking that “period mood swings are just an excuse to be a bitch.” His 13-year-old daughter finally said, “Dad, when you have a kidney stone you cry and everyone brings you ice packs. When Mom has endometriosis she still packs your lunch. Sit down.” The table went quiet so fast you could hear the burgers sizzle.
This is one of the hardest things to realize. If someone can control their behavior in some settings but repeatedly chooses not to at home, it raises important questions about responsibility. No one deserves to be treated with fear or intimidation by the people who should make them feel safe.
your abusive father controlled his temper around coworkers, neighbors, friends, church members, cashiers, & strangers.
then he brought the rage home to people with less power to leave.
that was a choice he kept making.
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