*NO JUDGMENT ZONE

I have heard people bad mouthing Johnny Depp and the mockery they say he's made of abusers and their victims. Well, I can say first hand that I am grateful that he had the courage to bring the fact that men are just as susceptible to domestic abuse as women. What it comes down to is one person opens themselves to another person and trusts that the love and trust that they are giving will be reciprocal. No one dreams that a monster will use that love and trust against them and whittle away at who you are as a person until you are a shadow of your former self and become dependent on the very person that made you so that you can no longer stand on your own and need help. Then you realize that they are the only one there because they have systematically and methodically removed everyone else from your life and the abuser is the only one that can help you stand on the legs they broke. But you can't see this, all you see is a person who is there when everyone else is gone. And so you grab ahold of that person and endure anything they do to you because you think there is no alternative. But hopefully one day you discover that that person is the source of the hell you live in and if you are lucky, you escape. Well, Mr. Depp opened my eyes in my own life and it is by his courage that I was able to speak up and tell people what was happening. If it can happen to someone like Johnny Depp then it can absolutely happen to me and I have nothing to be embarrassed about. All I did was give someone my love and trust. They are the ones who should be ashamed of themselves for using someone who could only be used because the abused believed the abuser was a good person. And I will not shutdown and not trust the next person I want to give my love to. The only difference is I know to never ignore warning signs and anyone crossing my personal boundaries is not acceptable. You know, being a healthy person in a healthy relationship. I would like that very much. Thank you Mr. Depp, you may have well saved my life.

Been away for a bit, back to see what's up. What's up?