| To show or not to show? To share or not to share? | | | | we moved in, I was laid off from my job. The man |
| After deliberating, it was a no brainer for me to | | | | who hired me kept me employed until his wife came |
| show other women (and men), just SOME of what I | | | | back from pregnancy leave, then he let me go and |
| have been through. Yes, a picture tells a thousand | | | | she took over my position. He never mentioned his |
| words. But why did it happen? What did "I" do to | | | | plan to only keep me until she returned. |
| cause it? Was there any domestic violence | | | | The strain financially did not make my boyfriend |
| prevention that could have been done? Why did he | | | | happy. We started getting into disagreements. Then |
| do this? Many women ask these same questions. | | | | one night the yelling started. So I went into the |
| Sometimes there are absolutely NO "logical" reasons | | | | bathroom and packed a bag to go and stay at my |
| why things happen. Sometimes there are logical | | | | girlfriend's house. Ahhh, THAT is when it started. He |
| reasons. But none of them make us physically, | | | | threw me across the bathroom and I hit my head on |
| emotionally, or mentally feel any better after they | | | | the sink and fell between the toilet and the sink to |
| happen. | | | | the floor. I remember staring at my legs and arms. |
| Was this the only time? Well, I would love to tell you | | | | They were not comfortable in the contorted position |
| it was. But that wouldn't be the truth. And the truth | | | | in which they landed. But I was in shock mostly that |
| is why we are all here, right? To find the truth and | | | | he so effortlessly pushed my chest and I literally flew |
| seek our own solutions to get out. | | | | across the bathroom. |
| Were there red flags? In reflection, "Heck, yes!" | | | | Instead of hearing "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to do |
| He was so nice at first. A gentleman, seriously. Then | | | | that!", I heard, "You're not f@#$ing going anywhere!" |
| we moved in together. BIG mistake. By then, | | | | Obviously, I stayed home. |
| financially, times were difficult. A few months after | | | | |