Battered Woman's Revenge...

ladypaints2play · 09-08-2009, 01:09 PM

She had been planning this for such a long time....Years in fact in the making...It had started with another beating for nothing, and then snowballed after the aunt had died from Altzhiemers..everyone was sure she had the same thing...and with that thought...she knew she would finally be free! This beating and rape would be the last she would have to endure...the butcher knife was sunk deep into the bastards chest....he would never touch her again....and now all she had to do was sit in the chair,in the dark, and wait for someone to come to the house and find them...they would come soon...when the son of a bi...missed his usual date with the old farts at the local fast food restrauant....they would get worried...and they would have good reason. He had told the daughter that he would kill me before he would let me go to the nursing home...wait til they find out he would not be making any more threats to me or anyone else...then she heard the car door slam...here comes one of the daughters...she would have to break in the window, the doors had a locking hasp on them. She had been the one to tell the bastard that locking the doors with a hasp on the inside was illegal....he never listened to anyone..and now he would never listen again...she is screaming my name...
I can't answer.....just sitting here with the blood of an ******* all over me..
I hear the sound of breaking glass, and I let my eyes glaze over.....I hate to deceive her, but it is for the best that I keep my plan to myself....it is my own fault it has come to this...I just have to keep reminding myself...anything has got to be better than living with him anymore...the man they call my husband.....

ladypaints2play · 10-10-2009, 01:01 PM

I have not posted in a long while, I posted a little in the writers corner and haven't had so much as one reply, or opinion to my story. I know it is a little violent, but such was my life growing up...these type of stories unfortunately are the norm for me.....I have had several people read this clip, and they do not get it. Only one battered woman, seemed to really understand the desperation and rage....this is still such an unreported crime...hard on the whole family. Harder to live with after it is over...the guilt of not being able to do something to help your family...it just never ends...

cynt80 · 10-10-2009, 09:41 PM

This subject is a very distressing thing for many people to discuss. If they have experienced it first hand - they dont want to admit it. If they have never experienced it - they wont understand and would rather sweep it under the rug. Either ways the majority of people will not want to even think about it. If you want my opinion - I think you should work on it - expand it and make it into a short story. Send it into a magazine - it comes from the heart, that much is easy to tell. If you are experiencing these type of problems now - then my advice is stop the vicious circle and get help! There are organisations and help groups for the families of victims of domestic violence. Seek them out now.

flowerpetal · 10-10-2009, 11:03 PM

well said Cynt.
It is a mistake to ignore it, but I guess it is easier to.
It takes courage to face domestic violence, to say enough is enough and fight back. That is the strength of the perpetrator. They make their victims feel weak, defenceless, make them dependant on them. Make them feel as if they are nothing.
That's where my foster sister was lucky she had my parents and my brother to help her get away from her violent fiance. It culminated with him sticking a shotgun through the window of my brothers car threatening to blow his head off. My brother telling him to do it. It would be the last thing he did.
Another time my mum walked in on him bashing my sister, she grab hold of his arm he turned to hit her and seen who she was and then she dared him to hit her and he couldn't. His excuse my mum was a lady.
The police often are of no help. They told my brother and a couple of mates to get hold of Jeffery take him out the road and belt the **** out of him. Make sure you have a few marks on you and get back here to the station first. The first back and best liar wins. In other words say he attacked you and you acted in self defence.

I guess this experience is partly why my brothers and some of their mates were so over protective of me. Why before I was allowed out on my own (even to a school dance) I had to be able to throw one of them over my shoulder, hurt them and get away clean. Not that they didn't continue to shadow me and make sure I was ok.

ladypaints2play · 10-19-2009, 02:09 PM

You would think that as prevalent as domestic violence is, there would have been more comments to the story....but like someone said, this subject is swept under the rug...it is a shame. This not only effects the abused, but the children, and lasts a lifetime. This story is not true. But what is in the head of the abused, there is now way to tell. It is true that there is ways to leave the abuser, but at what cost? Do you leave your home, your job,
your children? I don't know why people stay, I grew up in abuse, and I jumped from the pan into the fire, and the man I jumped in with, had been married, and had numerous affairs, and was abusing the woman for 15 yrs, and had 2 kids. I fell for the charm, and dug no deeper, he was a liar, cheat, and abuser to me also, he stalked me, and I finally had enough, and started to stalk and abuse him back....It did not take long for him to leave me alone.
Then I ended up getting married to a high school love and a neighbor and he hit me also and cheated. I had a daughter by him, and after 5 yrs he left me for a woman with whom he had an affair. After that, I ended up with another junior school love, that could not read and write, and was an alcoholic, and did hard drugs, he also hit me,one time I had 2 black eyes at the same time, by this time I was fighting back hard. He cheated I left.
I wanted people to know the cycle....It is hard to break. My daughter's had a hard time, she has dated, married losers...while she is not as bad at picking men as I am, at this time she is living with an alcoholic and an ex-meth user....Although I fought the cycle...it seems to be far reaching into the future....no comments needed...just saying....

flowerpetal · 10-20-2009, 10:54 AM

Lady' you said

"It is true that there is ways to leave the abuser, but at what cost? Do you leave your home, your job,"

Now answer this, what price are you paying to stay?
You pay with your health both mental and physical. Your self respect and if you have kids their respect.Self esteem is also a big looser. Some pay with their life.

There is support out there for abuse victims and I'd urge you to get help if not for yourself but for your daughter.
You are not alone

ladypaints2play · 10-20-2009, 03:11 PM

First of all, I wanted to let you know, that I am no longer in an abusive relationship,it is far from perfect. Not blantly abusive. My daughter is old enough now to make her own decisions, and although the guy she is with, is not perfect, I do not believe he hits her. She knows she has the support of her family, and she has the resources behind her to step away, if she desires.
I am raising her daughter. The point I was making, or trying to make, it is a shame, after putting so much into the relationship, you have to sometimes leave your home you love, your job, leave the kids or relocate them. Now in cases of extreme abuse, of course leave, but there should be some way to equalize the power. My grandmother used a #11 cast iron skillet, and cracked my grandfather in the head. When he finally woke up, he had a very large hen egg, on his head. And a lot more respect for my grandmother.
Women need to take back the power! Sometimes you need to fight back. Like Dr.Phil, says, you teach people how to treat you.....