Lee Garibaldi
Aug 25, 2017 · 1 min read

I apologize. I didn’t mean to sound like I was talking down to victims of abuse. There are so many who are in abusive relationships and they blame themselves. I am aware of this. The people I am talking about are those who are just in unhappy (not abusive) relationships where they don’t like important parts of their partners personality or lifestyle and they whine about it all day long but never do anything about it. This is definitely not true of those in abusive relationships. I am studying psychology and I have known women who suffered from abuse. It is not my wish to diminish those experiences. I know it is hard to leave. I know that some of us try to ignore the bad things our boyfriends / husbands do. My own ex-husband once threw a phone at my face and I couldn’t open my eyes for over a week. I at first got angry but later defended him. I understand now that this is unacceptable behavior even if he says it was an accident. In any case, I may have misspoke in my original comment and for that I apologize.

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