In the wake of Weinergate, CNN posted an article entitled, Stop calling Huma Abedin a victim. Abedin, of course, is Anthony Weiner’s wife, who I’m sure was, at the very least, embarrassed by the scandal, and perhaps angry enough to consider divorce.
The article quotes a couple of authors telling women to choose not to be victims. Instead, women should choose to define their own happiness. Oh, there are a couple of caveats—the advice doesn’t apply to women who fear for their safety or are facing financial ruin. But there is no discussion of what to do when your relationship is so emotinally abusive that you are psychologically traumatized.
In short, this story offers advice for women coping with infidelity whose partners are not sociopaths. Which is fine—these women need advice as much as anyone. But the article also reinforces society’s “just get over it” attitude, which makes life difficult for women dealing with true exploitation.
Read Stop calling Huma Abedin a victim on CNN.com.
ElizabethBennett
Louise-it does, but that ain’t the only thing going on over there. It’s WAY to complicated over there. One thing that really weirds me out too is that she is the ONLY native New Orleanian I have EVER met that does not have the New Orleans accent. Everyone I know from here has it. I had it as a child and it has come back on me since I moved back here. She speaks very dramatically and enunciates too much and it sounds really put on and loud-like she wants attention. There is so much I haven’t shared on here and it ain’t nothin nice.
one/joy_step_at_a_time
Hi Star – okay, you can be the ‘bad’ buddhist as long as I can be the ‘failed’ buddhist. 😉
It’s so hard for us defrauded folks to ‘settle’, and just watch and be with ourselves. Awareness meditation is an awesome thing to share with people. Good on ya!
MoonDancer
LMAO I am a Virgo – but with age comes wisdom, the dishes can wait…..I used to be obsessed with keeping everything perfect – I dont have the mental capability of multi tasking anymore, so I do the best I can, if my house it to messy then GO HOME…
Lizzy this dood I met for lunch was a fried banana, oh my , talk about dysfunction, I cant fix him, dont even wanna..I just swallowed lunch, said goodbye and am laying low hoping he gets the message….I dont want to define his dysfunction/disorder…..I am taking care of me, I am a nice guy,,dealing with my own dysfunction is going to be a life long process…..I only want to be around people that give me calm vibes – and i can choose who is good or bad for me ….
Louise
Lizzy:
Hmmmm, sounds like she is lying about a lot of things…stay away from her; she doesn’t sound good.
Louise
Hens:
You are hilarious! 🙂
ElizabethBennett
Hens-I am a Virgo too. That’s why I recognized all her behaviors and thought she was. I have some virgo qualities but not the classic ones.
I’m sorry the date went so crappy but you do have to protect you and their is no sense in getting involved with something crazy like this thing over here.
MoonDancer
twas my point ~!
ElizabethBennett
Hens-I’m just aggravated now that I spent so much time worrying about it and I don’t like someone toying with me-it pisses me off. If I ignore her awhile then she’ll be all over me again. The next time I am not going to give in. I will politely decline being around her.
MoonDancer
Lizzy – I am gonna hold you to that ~! gnite..
ElizabethBennett
good nite Hens