Today, I went to a domestic violence counseling group. I was the only male there, and I explained that my girlfriend punches me in the face in front of my kids. Everyone started laughing. FML
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SOTS4335 5
OP here. Two of my sisters actually ended up beating the shit out of my now ex-girlfriend and moving me and my kids in with them. Kinda hard to defend yourself when you have muscular dystrophy and you spend most of your day in a wheelchair. But Thank GOD I'm done with that psycho-bitch. And **** those assholes at that therapy session.
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JuliaaNoelle 26
I hate double standards. Abuse is abuse no matter what gender you are. Sorry OP :/
Doctor_W_H_O 18
I hate when people think males can't be absurd
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Badkarma4u 17
That really sucks. What's worse is if you get fed up and strike back. You wont be a hero like JLo was. They won't make any movies about you. You'll be a wifebeater and an abuser and could loose your kids. If you sew her into her sheets and set the house on fire. You'd be a murderer. Not a strong and empowered man.
anotherhuman 31
What the hell? A group like that is supposed to help you through your problem not make you feel worse. Shame on them and your girlfriend. I hope you get through this OP and hopefully you can find someone worth your time and love.
saffy66 34
Wow. People in a support group turning on a member of the same group is so messed up. It must have been hard enough for you to tell your story without this happening. If you do go back, confront them and ask how they'd feel if you burst out laughing every time one of them told her story. And I hope you can give that abusive girlfriend of yours her marching orders because by staying with her, you are giving tacit consent and validation to her behaviour. Letting your kids see that is mental abuse and I'm sure you don't want that.
Grenith 21
Please do his patients a favor and report him to the APA. Your problems are serious and desreve to be taken seriously.
Campese16 0
Bro you need to man the **** up
jdnaus 13
This seems to be the excepted opinion of society. I work in the welfare industry and all support programs are aimed at women. When the police attend a home, even if the male called, the man is given a anger management pack and women are given a pack with info for battered women.
nekminnet 13
I'm so sorry OP you'd think people that had been through similar would show some compassion or at least respect that you didn't resort to violence in response. If possible take the kids and go. No child should be raised in a violent home.
alex_gen 39
Double standards: Guys can't be abused nor can we be raped. I wish you the best of luck finding a better support group. Abuse is all the same no matter the genders of the victim and attacker. If you laughed at their stories, you'd be considered an asshole and asked to leave. It's not fair, and I'm sorry for that.
thatonetribute 31
I'm really sorry, OP.
afallingstar 22
That sucks OP. Abuse is no laughing matter. Good for you for seeking support, shame they couldn't have acted better.