He tried to slap me at Eid, but I stopped him. Not by force (I am a petite lady), I just told him “hit me if you want”. That broke his ego, cause it said “I know you are strong, I know you are older, I know you are my beloved father. But there is no force on earth that can make me change my mind”.
Well you know as a Saudi guy he disallows going out (I can only visit my family at prespecifed dates) and socializing with female friends is also forbidden (I do socialize at work , and I manage to sneak out with them during launch break. But I just wish if can do this in the light cause it alright).
All I did was asking him to go visit my friend’s mom funeral, in a polite fashion. As usual he said no, so I asked why?
He said: if you are unhappy you can drink a poison.
I said: cannot we talk.
He Said: no.
I said: dad we should be discussing this, suppression will not do anybody’s good.
BAM

Sure yes it is way much better for the parents to get a divorce than running their ideological picture in their most deered (children) one’s eyes . But why would a woman accept such treatment? Is it because she cannot afford an independent living? Or Is it because of the children? Or is it because somehow she is clueless about her rights? Or is it a combination of all?

I wish if we had a law against family abuse.