Sunday, April 10, 2005

Abuse

i'm so tired... disappointed in the human race...my friends...my life...
i wonder if the struggle to survive was worth it...i wanted to be free...no more fear...no more abuse...i got away from him...(it took me 6 tries and 20+ years to leave the 'man' that i whorshipped even though he told me that he couldn't really love because I wasn't up to his level...man, the things you believe when you're 18...even 35)
...then freakin 2 years of extreme poverty, struggling to feed my son...court...battered women's shelters, mental health services...no one helped...they couldn't because it was and always will be up to me...support services for battered women...why don't you get help...why did it take so many times to leave...
because i had absolutely no help or support...i should clarify that...i had support 'services' in place but they fell completely apart...
because the justice system is very unjust in awarding restraining orders
cops think it's fucking ok to answer their private cellphones when i'm shaking and sobbing uncontrollablly
because i was beaten to a pulp so many times throughout my life i really believed i deserved it
because i belived him when he said he was sorry
because i loved him
or is it because i'm a stupid fucking idiot...

Friday, April 8, 2005

Stop Violence Against Women with Amnesty International


Amnesty International launched an ambitious and visionary Stop Violence Against Women Campaign. Please visit http://women.amnestyusa.org to learn more about it and add your voice to the growing chorus of committed individuals demanding change.

Violence against women is one of the most acute human rights problems on the globe. Did you know that in the United States, abuse, personal violence and sexual assaults are epidemic?

While women are among the most severe victims of human rights abuse, many women have also been among its foremost champions.

Learn more now about Amnesty International's Stop Violence Against Women Campaign at

www.amnestyusa.org/stopviolence/index.do