November 21st, 2025 10:14am
You know how when a woman is killed from an abusive department and everyone is just SO SHOCKED!? Like everyone just can't believe that such a "nice guy" would do that. As if there were never signs for months sometimes years leading up to it. Covering bruises with sweatshirts. Hiding the pain from the constant verbal abuse behind jokes and make up. A mom spaced out at a social gathering trying to put herself back together because she was screamed at for 4 hours before showing up to put on that perfect face of a happy family. Kids that play harder than anyone else because they know as soon as that car door closes the fun is over and the monster returns. Signing yourself up for anything and everything just to stay out of that house and away from that angry man. Losing any and all jobs because you are late so much from the fighting and flashing out. But too afraid to tell them the truth so you just get fired for attendance. Again. But that feeds the machine because it's harder to get job the more of those you have on your history. The less you work and make your own money the harder it is to leave. A slave to a man that probably doesn't even actually like you but you fulfill his needs so he doesn't wanna let you go. With no job and no money you can't leave anyways. Silently screaming for help because the consequences of asking the wrong person aren't worth it. You did that before and he laughed at you. To everyone else he's so hardworking and great no one's gonna believe you. He tells you that. So you just start compiling evidence. Maybe one day you'll find the right person to ask for help. Maybe you'll just get enough evidence to prove to yourself that you deserve better than this. Maybe. Until then it's hurtful names and aggressive behavior. It's telling you that you are just being a bitch no matter what you say or how you say it. It's crying from the hurtful words and then being told to shut the fuck up and quit fucking crying. It's bruises and blood. It's sadness and pain.