The Personal Side of Bias, Prejudice, and Oppression...
A memory I have of an incident when I experienced oppression is with my ex-boyfriend, the father of my son. For some reason since my son was born I have had nothing but problems with my ex. He seems to try to bully and control me and everyone around him. Over the years this has cause such an oppressive lifestyle that I don't even like to fight under it anymore because it just makes things worse.
The way this incident diminishes equity is in the fact that I am not able to stand up against his oppression. It is not a fair fight because he is always on the offensive ready to pounce. I am unable to talk to him like a normal human being. I am constantly having to hide, refrain, or just ignore him.
The feelings this incident brings up for me are frustration, anger, hopelessness inferiority, sadness, and being overwhelmed.
I feel that my ex would have to change in order to turn this incident into an opportunity for greater equity. I feel as though he does not know how to relate to people, especially me. I feel that he needs help. With help I do feel that he could turn his life around.
I am sorry to have brought up such a sore subject but it is ever-present in my daily life and I felt it was the most relevant to this assignment.
Cortnee :)
Cortnee,
I am sorry you have to go through that. Does it help if you do not communicate with him except if it is about your son? Thank you for sharing your story, and I will pray it gets better for you.
Thanks,
Deb