1 in 4 girls

All Things Gold & Old: It really angers me that they banned Rihanna's Man Down video.

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:45:56 -0400

All Things Gold & Old: It really angers me that they banned Rihanna's Man Down video.:

We watch videos of women being degraded every day,
but when a woman stands up for herself it’s banned?

And to the parents that wanted it banned, what you gonna do?
Hide the truth that women are abused from your children
every day until they witness it for themselves?

If you’re too…

Be

Sun, 22 May 2011 08:40:10 -0400

How can I be a friend when I don’t trust anyone to know the truth about me?

How can I be a lover when my version of an orgasm is crying hysterically?

How can I be a wife when I look at any father and daughter relationship doubtfully?

How can I be a mother when my father abused me and my mother neglected me?

How can I be a nursery teacher when every time I see a little girl, I feel so unhappy?

How can I be all these things I want to be?

In Congo nearly every minute a woman is raped, and that's information we've managed to access...

Fri, 13 May 2011 12:36:00 -0400

In Congo nearly every minute a woman is raped, and that's information we've managed to access...

“I think that all the silence is worse than all the...

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:25:02 -0400

“I think that all the silence is worse than all the violence…”

insomniackdesigns: “One In Four” - Sexual Violence Documentary

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:04:27 -0400

insomniackdesigns:

“One In Four” - Sexual Violence Documentary

I WISH I COULD SHOW YOU GUYS WHO I AM.

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:03:04 -0400

sexualabusesurvivor:

I really really really do! I want the world to know the truth about me already. I want to come clean to all of my friends and acquaintances! …and I’ll never understand why it’s such a difficult thing to do. :/

Amen

Photo

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:59:00 -0400

"I’ve been alone When I’m surrounded by friends How could the silence be so loud?"

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 12:08:39 -0400

“I’ve been alone
When I’m surrounded by friends
How could the silence be so loud?”

- Beyonce - Ave Maria

tweet tweet

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:58:00 -0400

tweet tweet:

I’ve made a twitter, I have zero followers, follow me pretty please?

Run From the Herd: My daughter is 11 today

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:05:24 -0400

Run From the Herd: My daughter is 11 today:

runfromtheherd:

When I kissed my girls goodnight last night, I was struck by how happy and secure they always look.

My daughters will never wonder whether they are loved. There is no question of that in our house.

My daughters will never wonder how one of their parents could just leave and never look back.

My…

One day I hope to be a good mother like this one, and to write poems about my babies like this one

Pretend

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:10:00 -0400

Let us pretend
that nothing ever happened
that you didn’t put your hand
inside of my pant
that you didn’t betray my trust
that you didn’t give into your sick lust
that you didn’t fuck with my brain
that you didn’t make me feel shame
that you didn’t make me want to hide
that you didn’t make me want to die

Hate

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:20:00 -0400

I hate your face
I hate your beard
I hate your lips
I hate your voice

I hate the way you talk
I hate the way you shout
I hate the way you argue
I hate the way you attack

I hate it when you slurp your coffee
I hate it when you chew so loudly
I hate it when you try to hug me
I hate it when you comment on how I look

I hate that these things are so trivial
I hate that everything you do affects me so much
I hate that I have to see you everyday
I hate that I hate mum because of what you’ve done

I hate mum because she never saw the abuser in you
I hate mum because she never saw the pain in me
I hate mum because she took you back into our home
I hate mum because she pretends that nothing happened

I’m burnin tires on the strip, tryna get a grip Liquor in the...

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:00:00 -0400

I’m burnin tires on the strip, tryna get a grip
Liquor in the cupholder, tryna get a sip
6 shots of Hennessey, I’m still goin strong
Please numb me from the bullshit that’s goin on
That girl was 5 years old that they just murdered
and did some wicked shit to her that was unheard of
You fuckin’ coward.
No matter how I hate flashbacks and rewinds
Can’t escape the pain that be trapped in my mind
See world -
You’re no good.

Thinkin’ with your brains blown that would make the pain...

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:48:00 -0400

Thinkin’ with your brains blown that would make the pain go?
No, you gotta find a way to survive
‘cause they win when your soul dies

Baby don’t cry, you gotta keep ya head up
Even when the road is hard, never give up

Her

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:44:00 -0400

Nightmares trap her
demons attack her
something chases her
always the case for her
no rest ‘cause sleep’s stressing her
like the devil’s testing her
but it’s not amusing for her
flashbacks of dad abusing her

When

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:43:00 -0400

When the night starts to fall
when darkness is all
when there’s no sunshine
when friends leave her side
when she is all alone
when she is back at “home”
when she has no company but her soul
the depression swallows her whole

"Ooh child, things are gonna get easier Ooh child, things’ll get brighter"

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:28:00 -0400

“Ooh child, things are gonna get easier
Ooh child, things’ll get brighter”

- Nina Simone

“Bleeding in Silence”

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:21:00 -0400

“Bleeding in Silence”

She's living

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 10:07:00 -0400

She’s living a lie
everyday she tries to smile
while inside she dies
keeping up appearances all the while

She’s living with her molester
it was 15 years ago
the night he touched her
after all this time she should let go

She’s living her life
despite the past
she constantly wipes her eyes
gotta hide the hurt fast

She’s living as best as she can
don’t want everyone to know he did bad
they’d publicly shame the man
that she calls “Dad”