Domestic violence

Even though violence in a relationship is often times from the man to the women, it is not always like this. In this article (http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20023382-504083.html), a Teen Mom (MTV show) reality star, Amber Portwood, was given felony charges for slapping, choking, threatening, pushing, etc. her boyfriend and father of their child, Gary Shirley. I am not happy for this couple that they have to go through this, but it is an excellent case showing others out there that violence can be inflicted from the women in the relationship, even if the man is larger than them (as in this case). During the reunion episode of Teen Mom, when Amber was asked by Doctor Drew how she felt about the domestic violence, she responded that they were working through it and that she still stands by the reason for her actions, however, wishes that she wouldn’t have let things get so far. To me this is a typical response an abuser would give in the case of domestic violence. Yes they regret doing it but do not see it for what it really is. I felt like her apology wasn’t completely sincere and the fact that she didn’t feel completely awful for what she did and the harm she inflicted says that she isn’t completely sorry. But anyways I just liked the article because it proves that there are men out there who are getting just as abused as women are. Yes there may be less cases of domestic violence against men but the severity of it does not change.