*And we now continue with our scheduled blog series* “I don’t even know you and I’d kill you myself You played with her like a doll and put her back on the shelf Wouldn’t let her go to school and better herself She had a baby by your ass and you ain’t giving no help…” […]
In my Love is Blind series this far I’ve explored abusive situations in my relationships and those of my close friends. I’ve also shared my family background regarding the issue, to demonstrate the climate that I grew up in and how it shaped my perceptions of violence against women. The latter half of the series begins […]
Like Lisa before her, Clara was young when she started dealing with my Uncle Philip. Clara was a senior in high school;my Uncle was in his late twenties by then. Clara was actually my uncle’s side chick, and when Lisa left him she was delighted to finally be the only woman in my Uncle’s life. […]