Bitchfaces. Y’all. Slack ass, low vibration hos in the back row, what’s happening?
Fantastic. I’m coming at y’all live from The Bay tonight, as Puffin had some folks to bark at, and I had to show my face and act like I’m neighborly and not a goddam recluse. I am not neighborly, and am, indeed, a recluse, but one can pretend.
I digress.
Today, I caught a news clip and it was in regard to a domestic abuse situation. The anchors of the broadcast were discussing the ins and outs of the clipped case with a third, independent journalist. In the case, a woman is being charged with killing her husband, and the defense is stating she was serially battered, thus, had no alternative.
Now, I’m not here to debate the case or the defense with you, but I will if I must. I’m bringing it here because in the news clip, the anchors are asking the third journalist if she felt the defense was reasonable, and if there are women who actually have the mindset that leaving or living in a shelter just isn’t possible, and murder is the only way out.
The journalist explains that there are options outside of battered women’s shelters, and that there is “an entire underground network of people who can actually make women and their children disappear if it’s necessary”.
You’re fucking A right there is.
I have proudly been a part of that team for years, and probably will take my last breath being exactly that. God willing.
I will take this moment to remind a couple of you that are in nasty home situations with partners who abuse and mistreat you that I’m still here, offering you a way out just like I did when we first spoke. When you dropped into my inbox and explained your life to me, and I told you I could help you find a way, I meant it.
When I offered you assistance in finding work, in finding affordable housing, in the dozens of other resources we decided you qualified for, I still have the list. It would be great if you were ready soon. I have this habit of misplacing lists, I should make a list of where I stash them, huh?
Please don’t become the woman in the above referenced case. Don’t let abuse push you to become someone you’re not. I have been there. It doesn’t fix anything. It just brings a new set of problems, because abusers don’t like to take what they dish out. They will even the score, every time, in the pettiest and nastiest of ways.
Just hit my logo. Get your homegirl with the underground to do you a solid. I’m all about making good on the promises I made you. Come cash in that IOU, sis, let’s get shit poppin.
If you can’t get at me, call my people at 800-799-SAFE. They honor their promises, too. Just do something today, though. Tomorrow is definitely too long. How about leaving tonight? Let’s get you to safety.
Love
-Q
Thank you for standing up for those of us that had lost our voice temporarily. There are alot of people that will head this warning, saving them. I wish them luck and offer my heartfelt congratulations for winning their lives back. The hardest thing to do sometimes is take that 1st step. There are hands to hold to help you.
Hi again, as always you are amazing. I love the fight in you. Hey maybe you have already covered this in the past, but I've been thinking about women who are afraid to leave abusive relationships because they are afraid to leave their pets behind. I've seen and heard the horror stories of what angry abusers have done to a pet that was left behind. It's horrible. I love my dog like I love my daughter. He is and has been my lifeline for years, so I can't even imagine.
But maybe you can drop a few words of wisdom and some resources on here that relate to that.
You are such a strong advocate on this front, there would be no better woman/warrior to bring this topic to light.
Thank you for being you!