Sorry but this has nothing to do with her being a woman i use the lose terms it takes a lot of courage for a man to admit he’s been hit by a woman due to my job I have spent a lot of time on courses talking about dv men don’t tend to go to police when they are abused Jonny stood up there for every man who is a survivor it’s not sexism it’s no different to a man or woman or if your famous I hope today marks a day in history where the idea of men being abused is not a tubo subject and they can speak out with out feeling less of a person of there gender amber everyone saw thou your lies in court be humble and don’t turn this into I’m a woman I’m the victim
Thank you for this.
I’ve never written this down before.
Several years ago my eldest son was a victim of physical abuse from his then girlfriend.
He never told me. I think he was too ashamed. He still has no idea that I know.
Thankfully he confided in his younger brother after he walked into my eldest sons room and saw the bruises on his body.
My youngest son only told me about it a couple of years ago, years after it had happened. When he told me he sobbed and sobbed for 2 hours. He’d been carrying that weight around with him and I think it was just a huge relief to unburden himself.
I can’t tell my eldest I know because he’d never trust his brother again and I want them to still have a good relationship. I also promised my youngest I’d never tell him that I know.
My husband still doesn’t know. I decided to not tell him because I fear he’d see his son as less of a man because of it. That’s the stigma abused men have to deal with.
I feel guilt because I didn’t see the signs. Then again she punched him places he could cover up with clothing.
Looking back on their relationship, she tried so hard to turn him against me. He said some vile stuff to me/about me when he was with her. I know they were from her mouth not his.
Thankfully they broke up and she has moved to the other side of the country.
There is STILL stigma and shame attached to men being abused by women.
Hopefully this case will help those men find their voice.
If he, Johnny Depp, can tell the world that he, a man, is a victim too of domestic violence then let’s hope other men can find the strength to report their abuse too.
