*hugs* My abuser had an older brother and a younger sister, both of whom she abused without consequence for far longer than she was able to abuse me. I would never say that your experience of abuse at her hands were less than mine. I at least had parents who supported me, and a home where I could get away from her. I'm so glad that you can now name your experiences for what they are. That alone is hard.
I've wanted very badly for a while now to actually articulate what happened to me here, in an entry and not in the comments. It feels good to get it off my chest.
You're right. These attitudes kill. I should know, they almost killed me. And there are too many men in my life who have been the victims of women and girls, too many people who have been abused period, for me to see Bolin and Eska as anything other than horrifying. This is the first time in my life that I really hope the writers actually read what I have to say, because someone needs to say this to them, and it might as well be me.
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Date: 2013-10-01 08:58 pm (UTC)I've wanted very badly for a while now to actually articulate what happened to me here, in an entry and not in the comments. It feels good to get it off my chest.
You're right. These attitudes kill. I should know, they almost killed me. And there are too many men in my life who have been the victims of women and girls, too many people who have been abused period, for me to see Bolin and Eska as anything other than horrifying. This is the first time in my life that I really hope the writers actually read what I have to say, because someone needs to say this to them, and it might as well be me.