Ash
I was raised by two very strong women, and a man strong enough to love and encourage us all. My Nana and her 2nd husband, and my mother. Nana got a divorce from her abusive 1st husband circa 1957. From that day on, she taught her daughter that women could achieve anything and that the abuses/trials they had suffered were wrong, but nothing to be ashamed of. This credo has been passed down to me. They also taught me to stand on my on two feet.
When men offer to buy me a drink, if I don't want to talk to them, I tell them "no thanks" if they persist, I explain that alcohol will not affect the fact that I find them distasteful/crude/slimy.
I have no tolerance for women who take abuse from anyone, male or female. If you do not have the balls to leave and stand on your own, than SHUT UP! I don't want to hear about it. Toughen up buttercup.
The only man to ever abuse me learned quickly it wouldn't fly. He was about 5'10 no neck beefy guy. He pushed me down a flight of stairs and was shocked when is 5'5 95lb little girlfriend flew back up the stairs and put his head through the living room wall. I am still pissed that I missed the wall stud by mere inches! He also committed "date rape" and took my virginity. No this is not a pity party. Yes I was raped, but I lived through it, it can't and won't ever break me. No I do not hate sex or men. Nor am I promiscuous. It took time to enjoy sex, but everything takes time. I never pressed charges, but I definitely got my revenge. He graduated a year before me, and entered the military. His commanding officer had been a friend of the family for years. I told him what had occurred two years earlier, and that wonderful man made sure the "no neck" learned a lesson. Every weekend for about a year, the officer sparred/beat the shit out of him. "No neck" could not really hit back, as it would have meant a court martial.
My Nana and Mother taught me well. They take pride in saying what they think, standing up for themselves, and others, and always telling me I could do anything. Neither woman knows I was raped, and I will never tell them. It would cause them too much pain. My stubbornness I got from them, so HA! In fact, now that I am a woman in their eyes, we often make cracks about being the 3 witches/bitches from "Macbeth".
For mother's day one year I sent my mother a picture of me wearing a shirt stating "if you think I'm a bitch, you should meet my mother". She, in turn, found the shirt and sent a picture of her wearing to Nana, her mother. Nana just laughed and says "damn right". Grandpa just smiles, and says "that's why I love you".
If being a strong female with a mind and voice qualifies me as a bitch than I am a total bitch, and my Nana and mother are the QUEEN BITCHES! I hope someday to earn that title.
Yes! I want to read more from Real Life Heartless Bitches
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