Better footage:

MD/DC area. Thanks.

We need this narrative of domestic violence, too. I left post-K NOLA where I’d seen and experienced enough shit that I still wake up screaming, and jumped right into a relationship where within a month he was throwing things at me, slamming me into walls, and strangling me. Since he never struck me with fists or feet,…

“No”, “Fuck off”, and “Bye” Say them early, say them often. Take control of which relationships you are in and prune that tree constantly. Physical abuse and anger/jealousy issues are obvious, so you can kick them to the curb right away. Emotional abuse is more subtle, but there are relatively few patterns to look for…

You can find a better place for yourself, either with an awesome person who deserves you or in solitary bliss.

Beautifully said.

Me too. I was also afraid of failure. That if I didn’t make it work, then I had failed. I remember when I was in the hospital and they gave me a bunch of numbers and addresses for shelters and help, and I couldn’t connect that I was being abused. (Note, I was being assessed for PTSD, not for physical violence)

You can do this. I’m on the other side and it was hard but oh man. So much better. A better life than I could have imagined was waiting for me and I just had to keep walking toward it. You can do it, too.

Your comment really resonates with me. It was humiliating to tell my loved ones and when I did, I worried I had ruined THEIR lives by making them worry and disappointing them (they so wanted their wacky daughter to settle down and here was some guy willing to take her off their hands harharhar) and asking for help…

This woman, worth at least many millions, ordered Dominoes pizza and she’s complaining about “subpar” jail.conditions. Was she hoping for the Goodfellas suite where she could dice garlic over slow cooked veil and enjoy expensive red wine? In conclusion: Fuck her straight to hell, and tack on some significant years…

This is exactly what I’m going through now. Hoping to see the light at the end of the tunnel sooner rather than later because I’m not sure how much more I can take. Hugs.

I’m not a comic, but I’m what most people would refer to as an assertive, strong woman with a fierce sense of humor. Part of the reason I stayed with my abuser for so long was that I bought into my own mythos as a “strong woman”, and believed that anything he did that was hurtful wasn’t abuse because I wasn’t capable…

Thank God she got a $6 million settlement in her civil suit. I have this theory as an attorney that the only way rape victims can get vindication anymore is through the civil system. I have represented rape victims pro bono to file lawsuits against their attackers, and against the police department, and will continue…

Yeah, that is really fucked up, too. But don’t forget that Avery has an IQ of 70 and therefore is also mentally challenged. That IQ makes him inelligible for the death penalty in many states.

“Mistakes” happen all the time with rape. For instance, the time a teenager reported being violently raped by a stranger, and the police didn’t believe her and charged her with false reporting, for which she was convicted. And then years later, the police a serial rapist who documented all his rapes and found a…

this fuckin guy

She’s not blameless, but this is a symptom of poor resources and education for women about reproduction, pregnancy, etc. Just because someone is educated or well-off doesn’t mean that they know how to obtain certain resources.

This is why stigmatizing abortion and reducing access needs to stop.

Not everyone does. Sometimes the damage is permanent.

Eh, I guess you learn. I’m pretty untrusting of everyone anyway :). I think it solidified my ability to, as Liz Phair sang back when she was awesome, fuck and run. I do regret telling my Mother about my rape when I was 14...she was a brilliant, strong, feminist woman and I think telling her 20 years later fried her…