by sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman,
Member since:
June 21, 2007

Genre Shorties, Week 8 - The Goddess Helps Those That Help Themselves

July 23, 2009 12:36 PM EDT (Updated: July 23, 2009 12:37 PM EDT)
views: 59 | comments: 41

He hit her so hard that she went bouncing off the wall and slumped to the floor.  The kids were in the bedroom screaming and she felt so helpless.

He started walking towards her again, with his fist drawn back.  The doorstop was right behind her, one of those cast iron dogs you see in antique stores.

She put her hands around it and as he bent down to punch her, she hit him in the head.  He fell to the floor, she crawled over him and got the kids out of the bedroom.

She left  singing "Sister's Are Doin It For Themselves".

 

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Comments: 41

HOT DAMN!!!!!!~
Karen E. Jul 25, 2009, 11:07am EDT
Indeed...I love this very much.
Nancy * Jul 23, 2009, 12:58pm EDT
oooo... yay for her
It's good to wake up and decide to make positive changes in your life.
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Jul 23, 2009, 12:58pm EDT
Right on! :) I never marry anyone stronger than I am. LOL! Actually, current hubby slapped me once and only once. He nearly lost his eyes in that incident. He never raised a hand to me again.

I was jumping up and down for the woman.
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 25, 2009, 11:30am EDT
I love that line "I never marry anyone stronger than I am". I do love your mind Barb.
Barb (Gather Site Ferret) Carlson Jul 26, 2009, 11:40am EDT
Hee hee. Thanks :)
Kay M. Jul 23, 2009, 1:01pm EDT
I like a happy ending :-) Power to the female people!
After 8 years of being facially rearranged~ the next one I told that if HE ever raised a hand to me he would loose them both~he came at me ONCE~ I fed him my right hook~ never raised his voice or his peacock feathers to me AGAIN~
Karen E. Jul 25, 2009, 11:08am EDT
Ohhh, this is inspiring.
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 23, 2009, 1:04pm EDT
Glad I have you all identifying.

Thanks all.
Karen E. Jul 25, 2009, 11:14am EDT
Sharon, I think there is something in even the most timid of us that longs to stand up to this issue. It is pervasive and still so sanctioned by our enlightened America.
Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. Jul 23, 2009, 1:21pm EDT
Sounds like every Lifetime movie I ever saw, Sharon. I know there are plenty of these types around, and this one, apparently, got what he deserved. We aren't all bad though, ya know?
penni d. Jul 23, 2009, 1:30pm EDT
Awwww Ron...you don't look like you have a bad bone in your body. Glad to see you writing, sharon! :)
Thanks for posting to GutterGirls~
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 23, 2009, 1:44pm EDT
Thanks Penni. Ron I know you're one of the good guys. You are my buddy dear.
Rose H. Jul 23, 2009, 2:17pm EDT
WTG:) Sharon, I was rooting for her to find the courage to pick up that puppy:)
So the next genre is going to be "Snapped"?:)
Reminds me of something that happened in Celina, Ohio when I was living in Saint Marys (ten miles away). During a fight (which he made physical) ex-husband chased his ex-wife through her house into her bedroom, then into her closet, where she grabbed her shotgun (from a position on the floor) and shot and killed him. Stupid county prosecutor went after her for murder. She was acquitted on grounds of self-defense, but there were legal fees and news stories, and then a custody battle with the guy's brother which created more news stories... in a small town where everyone knows everyone else.
GayLynn P. Jul 23, 2009, 2:59pm EDT
Sharon, good job! I've always told my husbands that if you ever hit me, there will be two more hits -- me hitting you, and you hitting the floor. Lucky for me, I never had to act on that promise.
Mugg Muggles, "The Man With the Jive" Jul 23, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
But you left out the part where she had to wash off all of the splattered blood and brain matter.
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 23, 2009, 4:43pm EDT
I only had 100 words Mugg.
Thanks Rose.
Hannah, damn shame isn't it.
GayLynn -Way to go girlfriend.
A. F. Stewart Jul 23, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
And she pleaded self-defense, the jury let her off and she sold her story as the newest best-seller.
APE 131313 Jul 23, 2009, 4:59pm EDT
Well, since I already had enough scars I fantasized the Sleeping Hubby defense. A cast iron frying pan introduced with great force to his temple...then run like hell with the kids! LOL
Oh yea...I have never understood how anyone could possibly think that they can beat someone without repercussions...
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 23, 2009, 5:23pm EDT
My cast iron chicken fryer was an excellent weapon.

Too many women go through this crap and too many feel powerless. Fear will take away your power. Anger will fuel your power to thought and cast iron. YOWZA!
Lisa Frost Jul 24, 2009, 1:18am EDT
that is the ONLY way to "iron" out those kinds of problems!!
Tracy Fabre Jul 23, 2009, 5:58pm EDT
A multi-purpose doorstop -- how handy!
good to see she finally stood up for herself.

Never been in this situation but I have always said "if you hit me, make your first one a good one, because when I'm finished with you, you will never get off the ground
Do you feel better, now?
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 23, 2009, 8:46pm EDT
We like em Tracy.

We all need to Maria.

She does Ina, but he doesn't feel so hot! BAHAHAHA
Lisa Frost Jul 24, 2009, 1:19am EDT
Excellent write!!!! I know I feel better...ROFL
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 24, 2009, 1:28pm EDT
Thanks Lisa.
Mustafa Demiri Jul 24, 2009, 10:10pm EDT
Exactly what the ogre deserved!
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 25, 2009, 11:28am EDT
You're absolutely right Mustafa.
Peter Joseph Swanson Jul 25, 2009, 12:43pm EDT
What's better than a happy ending???

One with an Annie Lennox/Aretha Franklin song !!!

WOOT !!!!
Monica H. Jul 25, 2009, 2:17pm EDT
Awesome Sharon.

My husband is one of the good guys too. He knows that I have a will of fire. He also knows that I have a fist and I will use it also if ever need be on anyone. A cast iron skillet would work also. ha ha
Monica H. Jul 25, 2009, 2:18pm EDT
Disclaimer: I don't go around beating people up. But if I ever had to defend myself against an a#$hole like the one in the above story, I surely would.
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jul 26, 2009, 3:20pm EDT
PJS and Monica - you two are one of the reasons I'm still on here and miss Gathering with my friends when I'm sick.
Ruth Luce Jul 30, 2009, 4:27pm EDT
Oooooo, good one Sharon, real good, love this!!! =~D
M C. Aug 2, 2009, 2:39am EDT
Sharon, I felt like I read a whole novel. So much said in so little words. I was rootin' for the heroine ! Thanks.
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Aug 4, 2009, 10:12am EDT
Thanks you two!

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