Men : victims of abuse.
Human sufferings4 total reviews
Comment from karenina
This is all too true. Although I volunteer at two battered women's shelters we have had men appear at our doors...
There are no shelters in our area for them! We offer them short term support and find them immediate care...but it's tragic they are both emasculated by the abuse and given little community based support!
Thanks for giving a voice to these men...
Abuse in all forms must be addressed!
Karenina
reply by the author on 05-Jul-2023
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This is all too true. Although I volunteer at two battered women's shelters we have had men appear at our doors...
There are no shelters in our area for them! We offer them short term support and find them immediate care...but it's tragic they are both emasculated by the abuse and given little community based support!
Thanks for giving a voice to these men...
Abuse in all forms must be addressed!
Karenina
Comment Written 05-Jul-2023
reply by the author on 05-Jul-2023
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Ciao!
There was no need to review but yes I agree all kinds of abuse should be
addressed.
I wish you all the best in your important volunteer work!
Keep safe! 🍀
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I wanted to review! Thanks for lettingme know you had this out there!
Comment from Liz O'Neill
I think the shelter I used to work at is one of the first to shelter abused men. We advocated for men before most. Sadly, because so few men dare to come forward because of the shame you speak of, the statistics are skewed. We have no idea how many men are abused. If someone is financially off, they have no need for advocacy or shelter. They get a lawyer, and a new house or apartment. So we never find out. Hospitals might have the case on their books but I'm not sure where those statistics are filed. So more men need to "come out" as abused or nothing will change.
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2020
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I think the shelter I used to work at is one of the first to shelter abused men. We advocated for men before most. Sadly, because so few men dare to come forward because of the shame you speak of, the statistics are skewed. We have no idea how many men are abused. If someone is financially off, they have no need for advocacy or shelter. They get a lawyer, and a new house or apartment. So we never find out. Hospitals might have the case on their books but I'm not sure where those statistics are filed. So more men need to "come out" as abused or nothing will change.
Comment Written 14-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2020
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with abused men with me.
People need to change their attitude..
...they don?t bother to understand the mechanisms behind the abuse but they are so ready to judge and label abused men as weaklings and sissies.
Keep safe!
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Thank you
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Hello my friend
Great entry for the Free-style poem: human suffering writing prompt contest.
Nice poem about the way men can get discriminated when it comes to abuse. Violence against men happens too. Well done.
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2020
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Hello my friend
Great entry for the Free-style poem: human suffering writing prompt contest.
Nice poem about the way men can get discriminated when it comes to abuse. Violence against men happens too. Well done.
Comment Written 13-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2020
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Thank you for reviewing my entry.
You are the second in two days .. it?s clearly not a topic people in general want to hear or care about.
Sadly men are hit double hard .. most people find it hard to believe a man can be victim of domestic violence because they think it?s a matter of muscle ..
Male abuse is on the rise
...I shudder just how many men are suffering in silence.
Keep safe!
Comment from Melodie Michelle
EXCELLENT poem! I love that you tackled this subject that no one likes to talk about;-) I'm a survivor of domestic violence and yes men are more and more the victims in these present days but no one wants to believe them.
This poem should bring more awareness of these male victims and put their female abusers in jail where they belong!
Thank you so much for sharing;-)
May God bless you and your family;-)
reply by the author on 13-Jul-2020
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EXCELLENT poem! I love that you tackled this subject that no one likes to talk about;-) I'm a survivor of domestic violence and yes men are more and more the victims in these present days but no one wants to believe them.
This poem should bring more awareness of these male victims and put their female abusers in jail where they belong!
Thank you so much for sharing;-)
May God bless you and your family;-)
Comment Written 12-Jul-2020
reply by the author on 13-Jul-2020
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Ciao Melody Michelle ,
Thank you for the kind review .. I can only imagine the hardships you have been through but I am glad you were able to survive the harrowing experience .. and start living again. ( smile)
You are the only one that reviewed my poem after 12 hours ..it seems that in general people still prefer to keep their heads in the sand..
I wish you peace and happiness
Keep safe...
Ciao!!
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Keep sharing awareness, even when it feels like no one is listening;-)
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