patterns

during the latter part of  2001, maria theresa carlson was a headline. her husband's battery brought attention to the community. it was sensational. to contradict all of her allegations against her husband, the children spoke against their mother. in the end, carlson committed suicide.

ruby rose's case could be an issue of VAW too... her 7 year old daughter talked about her disposition despite her mom's death.

today, another sensational violence against women issue is presented before us - the che tsiongson case. her 17 year old daughter has spoken (or written) before the media...

just look for the patterns --> children negating their mothers' allegations probably because these children are under the wings of their fathers...

oh well... one's psyche is hard to explain. it is much harder when one is stuck within the cycle of violence.

i feel sorry for the women being beaten. much more sorry for the children who could not assert their inner power.

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their stories are sensational because these involve personalities who have high ranking power in the country. but have you heard of stories of women ( women who live in the urban poor communities ) who also suffer from such cycle of violence almost everyday?

well - VAW does happen almost everyday. people still remain quiet about it because it's a private thing. but when there is violence involve - it is no longer a private or family thing. it's becoming more of human rights thing.

oh well... just my thoughts.