by:Memi Souriya
Imagine this. I’m 9 or 10 years old in the backseat of my parents’ Oldsmobile using my body to cover my 4-year-old younger brother, hoping that the harder I hug him, the better he will feel protected from this deranged man trying to climb through the window of our moving car. This deranged man was my father. In his drunken stupor, he was somehow able to grab for us in the backseat and punch my mother in the driver’s seat simultaneously. Over and over. The scene is horrific, right? What is more terrifying is the fact that a man or woman becomes a victim of domestic violence nearly every 3 seconds.*
And please don’t get it twisted, DV doesn’t discriminate based on economic status, religion, creed, race, or age. Beauty queen turned model turned Hollywood actress Halle Berry has a string of alleged domestic violence in her pretty young life, including one incident that left her deaf in one ear. And if you ask every woman you know if she’s ever been a victim of domestic violence, one in four will answer yes.
A woman’s soul holds a lot of pain. Because we are emotional beings by nature, we heal most of this pain by sharing. If you’ve never asked your aunt, sister, friend, or yourself…ask her today. Ask her if she’s ever been abused and watch her healing process begin. If she needs a little guidance, send me an email at memisays@gmail.com and I promise, I will find you the resources to seek help locally. Also, gather your bffs around the radio or internet on Sunday, December 19, 2010 for Sean Anthony The Hip Hop Motivator’s show, “Indicators of Domestic Violence,” on WCDX iPower 92.1 or www.ipowerrichmond.com. His guest is my dear friend, Marala Scott, award-winning author of “In Our House.” Mrs. Scott’s story and recovery will blow you away.
Begin the dialogue.
Deuces&Smooches!
Memi
