From one of our patroness saints, Alyssa. Her latest is "Domestic Violence - After the Abuse".

Alyssa sets out the aftermath of choosing a Bad Man to have sex with, have a relationship with, and sire your child. The fear, the injuries, the anger and shame. The hard life of a single mom being her and her son's sole source of support.

The social anxiety, wariness around men, "loss of identity", loss of self esteem. That it all changed who she is.

What she won't acknowledge is that she chose it. She chose all of it. She chose this for her life. She knew her ex was a Bad Man long before she ever had sex with him.

Yes, Alyssa, those are the consequences. Those are the wages of your freely-chosen decisions. Wages you will have to pay for a long, long time. They are wages you chose to pay. This is the life you chose for yourself.

You.

Chose.

This.