Wow! Seven years ago, I started this blog. I recognized that I needed to put my journey into words to help myself close a chapter in my life and maybe help others recognize they aren’t alone in their thoughts and feelings from walking through a volatile relationship. I have grown into the strong woman I am today from putting it out there. I remind myself that although that door is closed, sometimes a situation arises from a total stranger that momentarily opens that door and that is when I have to stand up and say, “You don’t intimidate me” and “I am stronger than you” to a total stranger.
This situation happened on a social media platform, a place where people hide behind their keyboard. A place where I don’t personally know 99.9% of those people but we share a commonality of our local sports teams. It has been an ugly week for Cleveland sports fans over a situation that occurred on Sunday in our stadium. I was not there. I did watch the game from home, and I heard what I heard. If you follow sports, then you know what this topic is about. I expressed my disappointment that people would cheer an injured player. That was the trigger for someone who doesn’t follow me on that platform to attack me from behind his keyboard. First of all, I am entitled to MY opinion on MY socials. If you don’t like it, then move along. This person accused me of having a site titled “A Voice for Women” and that I support a sexual offender. NO. I have never supported that person BUT an injury that you would cheer for is disgusting. I told him to read the beginning of my blog to understand my story but his ignorance just kept shining through because it’s easier to attack a woman. I also went to his page to see what he shares and then I pointed that out. My replies were not what he wanted to hear and at one point he started another reply with “Whatever…” ah yes, the simple ignorance of a man who wants to attack a woman for having an opinion. It was in that moment I replied that I am done having this exchange because you are no different. In fact, I wrote about a man just like you.
You are allowed to speak and have an opinion. It will never fit the narrative or conversation of every person. That is simply not possible. But never, never, NEVER let a man tell you essentially that you are a piece of shit because you can think and say what you want. Those men are the gas lighters, and I didn’t walk that journey to let anyone speak to me like that again. EVER.
That’s my message because I am still here, and I wanted to share my mantra.
“I am stronger than you.”
“You don’t intimidate me.”
A Voice For Women 