Domestic violence.

i have landed. after a gruelling 13hour flight to Istanbul and an hour flight to Antalya i am sitting and blogging from the front stoep of Kemer's Magic life.

i have dehidrated myself with crying. up to the point where my face and hands were sticky with salt.i felt the Cape town sun on my face for the last time as the plain turned and watched the hood go by.

but enough of that. i want to speak about something that is more important than me, you or any coountry.something that i do not begin to understand or accept in any way.

"she loves him. he is the father of her child. and yet he picked up a knife and stabbed her in the back"
familiar? it happens more than you know.

i am dedicating this blog to woman who takes abuse everyday. emotionally and phisically. you need to stand up and fight. let your voice be heard. you need to send the bastard on his way before he takes your preciuos life. that's so worth living. Alcohol or drugs are no excuse. it is an easy way of blaming something else. a coward's way and mentality.

i dedicate this to every woman whom has had to lie about that blue eye in the morning or that broken bone for the upteenth time.

i dedicate this to every woman who has lost her life defending her child.

leave before he leaves you for death. you are worth so much more. Ask for help and you will be supported.
you need to realize he will not change.no matter how many presents. flowers or over seas trips he books. the monster will always be hiding inside waiting. wanting. needing.

just because you are not affected does not mean it does not happen and you can turn a blind eye. it is your job as a friend, a mother, a sister to do something. October is domestic violence awereness month. start thinking what your part will be.make a diffrence in 2010.

He who takes away your dignity. your humanity and self worth does not deserve second or third chances.

STOP VIOLENCE.