My ex husband said to me a few years ago that my social media bio was “ridiculous,” saying I’m a survivor of domestic violence.
When I asked him why he said,
“Because I didn’t hit you our entire (27 year) marriage. You’re not a survivor of domestic violence.”
And ladies, that right there is how abusive men minimize harm—they define abuse by the worst thing they didn’t do.
“I didn’t hit you every day.”
“I never broke your bones.”
“I never put you in the hospital.”
“I only cheated.”
“I only lied.”
“I only screamed.”
“Lots of men do way worse.”
But domestic violence isn’t defined by whether a man hit you often enough to satisfy his own definition.
It includes coercive control, intimidation, threats, financial abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse, isolation, humiliation, betrayal and making a woman live in a state of fear, collapse, and survival.
And the person who abused me doesn’t get to define what I survived.
I am a survivor of domestic abuse.
One unrealistic thing about Obsession and The Substance is that they have a customer service line where you talk to a real human and they actually answer right away
@Seanchuckle Ugh We didn't have takeaways other than fish and chips when I was growing up other than special occasions, but there were plenty of other places, and we went away for holidays all the time. My dad was often too sick to travel, but our grandparents took us.
We used to have fish and chips on a Friday, but were allowed to have KFC or McDonald's on special occasions like birthdays for treats. We also didn't get McDonald's in Hastings until I was 14.
It took 93 years to admit PCOS isn't just cysts, it’s a full metabolic failure.
We’ve been gaslit, handed birth control pills, and told to "just lose weight" while fighting chronic insulin resistance from the inside.
Women’s health is still treated as an afterthought. We deserve better.
I don’t think people really understand how the Invictus Foundation is funded. Anyone rejoicing that the Australian govt has pulled funding from Invictus Australia does not care about the veterans at all.
Willis accuses Hipkins of trying to get into bed with Peters while in bed with Peters. Luxon accuses Peters of having been in bed with Ardern while in bed with Peters and Willis. It's like they are blindfolded in a 70's suburban wife swap.