I have a secret which I am skeptical about sharing but the fact that I am writing this down means I am ready to share.

“My name is Claire and I am a housewife. My husband and I have been married for five years now which have pretty much been literal hell to me. However, it was not always like this. I can still remember the moments of happiness we shared from time to time and I guess that counts for something.

John, my husband has a drinking problem which he has been battling for over ten years. We met when he was in a really bad place and I tend to think of myself as his saviour at a time when no one would so much as look at him.

Though his parents were supportive, they could never pull him out of his addiction; God knows I have not but I was determined to make a better man out of him. So to say, I reached small feats of success with him considering that at times he would go sober for almost a month but then again go right back at it.

I never figured out his trigger but I guess now, the stress and anxiety that has fueled up in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed him to the wall. He lost his job and that has made him think of himself as a lesser man since he cannot provide for his family. This has made him violent which gets worse with every bottle he takes.

For three months, I have become a slave to his beatings. Every time I try to talk sense into him , he lashes out and hits me with anything he could get his hands on. Our neighbours have expressed their concerns but for some reasons I could not get myself to open up to them. I guess I still cling on to the hope that a better version of John is still inside him somewhere.

But my resilience could not hold any longer when he laid his hands on my son. As usual, he had passed out on the couch while I was doing dishes in the kitchen then suddenly I heard the cry of my two year old son. I found him screaming in pain his head bleeding against the wall. I stared at John and all he could say is,” teach your son some manners”.

At that point I knew that enough was enough . I could not take it anymore. I was OK with sacrificing myself to make him better but I guess my sacrifice was not worth while. My son does not deserve this and it is now clear to me that I need help. Please, help me.”

Domestic Violence amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has become a norm in numerous households due to the stress and anxiety that is as a result of the change of reality caused by the pandemic. Claire is one of many victims who have suffered in the hands of their counterparts and her confession is an encouragement to break the silence against Domestic Violence.

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