Why Twitter User, Zippy Who Announced Her Wedding Plans to the World Weeks Ago is Calling off Her Wedding
Twitter user identified simply as Zippy who announced on Twitter four weeks ago, that she will be getting married in five months has called off her wedding. What makes this worth reading is the reason why.
Zippy, who is mother of one, revealed that her husband-to-be had beaten her up to the pulp after which she was admitted into the hospital to be treated. In a clime where marriage is over glorified and domestic violence meted against women is more often than not considered normal and swept under the carpet, Zippy, a single mother of one is speaking out.
She stated that she had to stay strong for her daughter even though she felt broken.
Zippy who took to her social media handle to share her story revealed that her husband-to-be’s family members tried to shut her up, adding that his father had asked her not to tell her friends and family what had happened to her, so the wedding plans could go on.
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Read the post below:
”He’s cancelled. Everything’s cancelled. He beat me up last weekend. Beat me like a dog my parents had to come get me from the hospital. I felt so broken but staying strong for my daughter.
His dad tried to tell me I shouldn’t tell my friends because I’d called a friend to rescue me. In hospital they tried to tell the nurses and doctors that “she fell”.
My mum called me when I was in hospital as they were rushing there and told me to tell the truth. I felt like I was being pushed to keep this thing a secret. That I should be ashamed that it happened to me.
There’s no way to adequately describe the nightmare I was living in that moment. When I was released from hospital his dad wanted us to go discuss the issue and how to resolve it.
Mind you I could barely walk. His mother said I was blaming her son. My parents stood for me throughout this nightmare.
I’m not ashamed. And nothing or no one will make me feel like I should be. I’ve struggled and I still am but I’m still here.”
She is a strong woman. I commend her strength.