Anonymous' personal story
Hello. I'm not a male. I'm the mother of a son who has been caught up in an ongoing domectic violence situation with his defacto partner for a number of years now, whereupon she is the perpertrator and always has been.
Police are not interested in even hearing my son's side of the story, even though he has tried many times to explain and having physical injuries to show of it. But are quick to arrest him, lay charges and lock him up. He has just been placed on a two year probation, having to report once a week.
He is constantly accused of being unfaithful, when driving his car or walking in public he's not to look at another female for fear of being abused verbally or physically attacked. One incident he informed me of was while waiting at a set of lights, she punched him in the face while accusing him of perving on the young woman crossing the roadway. Another while driving towing his work trailer through a Brisbane Tunnel he again was puched in the face, along with her grabbing the wheel because a young woman in another car in the next lane looked at him.
His defacto constantly monitors his phone messages, will drain his bank account leaving no money and will lock him out of the house. One incident he had been living in his ute with his dog for a week, going to work and unable to shower, because she had drained his account of money and locked him out of the house.
My son has suffered many physical injuries from this woman, psychological abuse you name it. And police do nothing. He can't leave when he can't access money. He has contemplated suicide a number of times and he would carry it through if I weren't there to support him.
I have 3 sons and they were raised to RESPECT women. What about Respect for men? The men bashing in the media HAS TO STOP... I personally have known 7 young men that have suicided due to domestic violence and I don't want my son to be the eighth.
He rang me about an hour ago. He's been dumped on the side of the road on the southside of Brisbane with no money and he resides on the Northside. Reason... He messaged his MOTHER... I haven't seen my son for over 2 years, he's not allowed to come home and visit. If he does his defacto is constantly messaging or phoning. If and when he does phone me he's not allowed to have a private conversation, she sits alongside and monitors his every word.
He did leave a couple of years ago and was living with his older brother. That was cut short after 2 weeks. His defacto, while my son and older brother were at work, proceeded to tell my son's older brother's defacto and mother of his 4 children that my son was being unfaithful with other women. Leading to my son in the domestic situation being put out of the house and not allowed to see his nephews and niece whom he absolutely adores.
She has even managed to allienate him from his younger brother as well. Proceeding to tell his wife and mother of 2 children through lies. This woman has some deep physcological issues going on. I myself have tried to access and find help and support for my son over the time, which there is none of.
I did phone Mensline and I was answered by a woman. Whats with that? What man in the same situation as my son, phoning for support would want to speak with a woman? Sorry about the long message but I think it's appalling that society believes that Men Aren't Victims of Domestic Violence when clearly they are.
P.S. I myself was a victim of domestic violence by my husband (my son's father), but chose to leave having 3 sons 5 and 2 years and 2 months, as I didn't want my sons to grow up believing it was all right.