SNIPPETS FROM MY HEART: abuse has an environment.
Abuse thrives on power and ignorance.
A house help feels incapacitated because he/she thinks of their job and get into the victim mindset and the boss gets into the power role of do it or you lose your job.
#AdultingAndStuff
Abuse thrives on power and ignorance.
A house help feels incapacitated because he/she thinks of their job and get into the victim mindset and the boss gets into the power role of do it or you lose your job.
#AdultingAndStuff
A child is left at the mercy of an older person and the adult leverages the child's ignorance to finger them or rape them even.
See, this is a power game every time.
Seniority & Superiority is power (factor in African upbringing)
Money is power
Knowledge is power
See, this is a power game every time.
Seniority & Superiority is power (factor in African upbringing)
Money is power
Knowledge is power
Being in public and having public approval is a kind of power too.
When we start teaching our children about sex, we emPOWER them.
When we decide to preserve ourselves and get into the superior role in our lives, we get emPOWERED.
When we start teaching our children about sex, we emPOWER them.
When we decide to preserve ourselves and get into the superior role in our lives, we get emPOWERED.
To stay in abuse marriage because of what people will say is to give the abusive party their power and ours (we shift from being equals to being subordinates)
2. We give the general public power over the situation
Here, you're both an internal & external power victim.
2. We give the general public power over the situation
Here, you're both an internal & external power victim.
You feel powerless because you're truly powerless i.e you chose to submit power.
If I'm trying to equip my child powerfully, the logical place to start is with knowledge. What good is knowledge?
Knowledge can identify
1. This isn't right
2. I was abused (the beginning of jus
If I'm trying to equip my child powerfully, the logical place to start is with knowledge. What good is knowledge?
Knowledge can identify
1. This isn't right
2. I was abused (the beginning of jus
-tice, and healing)
3. I know who to reach out to for help because I can't handle this.
4. I'm the victim here and they'll believe me.
5. Evidences to save and deliver at the right time.
To lack knowledge (for prevention, of your right, and self worth)
#AdultingAndStuff
3. I know who to reach out to for help because I can't handle this.
4. I'm the victim here and they'll believe me.
5. Evidences to save and deliver at the right time.
To lack knowledge (for prevention, of your right, and self worth)
#AdultingAndStuff
is to put yourself in a constantly vulnerable place and acceptance of every injustice that will be done.
1 in every 3 is already/will be a victim.
Another thread on responding to abuse 👇👇👇
1 in every 3 is already/will be a victim.
Another thread on responding to abuse 👇👇👇
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