tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16747793.post1237193658646819022..comments2023-11-05T05:17:55.143-06:00Comments on rage is good: AngerCarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06061007351227267588noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16747793.post-54414233509001566892009-06-25T14:07:03.436-05:002009-06-25T14:07:03.436-05:00That's disgusting, I agree, but you MUST forgi...That's disgusting, I agree, but you MUST forgive him as Jesus forgave you. Like it or not. He's the Man we all have to answer to when we croak, girl. So why leave your ETERNAL destiny up to chance in this FINITE existence? Trust Jesus, not yourself. God bless you.-blessed holy socks, the non-perishable-zealothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241446130197185049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16747793.post-78773482427008609602009-05-28T19:33:24.767-05:002009-05-28T19:33:24.767-05:00It was a story very much like this one that sparke...It was a story very much like this one that sparked Maggie to launch <A HREF="http://violenceunsilenced.com/" REL="nofollow">Violence UnSilenced</A>. And it was her telling of that story that brought me along for the ride. And it has been and will be the stories told by the survivors who write there that finally break the chain. Every time someone speaks up someone else hears. Every time someone hears, someone responds. And bit by painful bit, story by painful story the monster will be exposed for what it is.<br /><br />But it's a marathon, not a sprint. The problem has been with us for centuries, and it will not go away overnight. It's hard, and it's discouraging and it sucks ass. Until it doesn't. Until someone says "You helped me find my way free". Until you see it work. And in that one brief shining moment, you know -- not believe, <I>know</I> -- that our generation or the next, or the one after that may not see the day when domestic violence is seen as an aberration, a departure from normalcy. But our generation, and the next and the one after it and as many more as it takes will chip away at the problem, taking the power away from the abusers and giving it back to the survivors until it stops.<br /><br />It's hard. Some days it seems impossible, even hopeless. And that's exactly the reason why we cannot stop. As more people become involved, as more people refuse to not-see, we will find that when the resolve of one begins to flag, another will brace him or her up.<br /><br />Whether we're survivors or not, we <I>all</I> have a dog in this fight.<br /><br />You've said it better than I ever could here in this post. For that and especially for lending your expertise to VU, you have my undying gratitude.<br /><br />We <I>will</I> make a difference. We <I>will</I> leave this world better than we found it.<br /><br />I promise.Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498213932233245032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16747793.post-55723408292102543182009-05-27T15:12:28.272-05:002009-05-27T15:12:28.272-05:00Is that really the percentage - one out of every f...Is that really the percentage - one out of every four? It's a chilling thought, and you're right - there isn't enough done to support those people.Thank you for writing this, and guesting at VU.we_be_toyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12100712745473031460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16747793.post-85917470788346477662009-05-21T19:29:58.852-05:002009-05-21T19:29:58.852-05:00It makes me sad as well that for every story we he...It makes me sad as well that for every story we hear about, there are so many more that have played out. Yes, more should be done, but I feel hopeless sometimes b/c I think, what CAN be done? It seems like the abuse cycle has so many causes and effects...where do you even begin?Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114906742719161415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16747793.post-57901814705931091142009-05-21T19:27:28.478-05:002009-05-21T19:27:28.478-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414985994026126906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16747793.post-62231913153957093842009-05-21T18:50:07.135-05:002009-05-21T18:50:07.135-05:00absolutely.
i too wish it made me angry, but ins...absolutely. <br /><br />i too wish it made me angry, but instead that defeated feeling you describe overwhelms me. i wonder if it isn't because some part of me believes this is just how it is...that socioculturally we're conditioned to accept that men will take out their lack of power on those in their homes who have less. i don't seem to be able to summon righteous anger about that, and i don't quite understand.Bonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403701620708365171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16747793.post-25507100541987131072009-05-21T18:25:18.759-05:002009-05-21T18:25:18.759-05:00Yes.
These are the words I've been looking for. T...Yes.<br /><br />These are the words I've been looking for. Thank you for finding them, C. So well done.Maggie, Dammithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471019955310537571noreply@blogger.com