Aisha was the wife of a man who disappeared not long after their marriage. In his place came a husband who thought always hurting the woman he had promised to care for was the best way to be one.
By the time they had a son, Aisha had to give up waiting for the person she fell in love with to come back. She had to set aside the nightmare of a possibility that that person might never even have existed because she had an 18-month old infant who had just been thrown by his father into a rose bush and who didn’t know how to defend himself.
For Aisha, enough was enough. For the safety of her baby, just a divorce would not be enough. There had to be no contact between the innocent and the guilty. Violence was a choice her husband continued to make, and she was taking a stand to prevent any more of it.
Courts, unfortunately, don’t always make this easy. She needed the assistance of a brilliant lawyer to keep social workers from making her share her son’s life with a parent who kept trying to ruin it, the testimony of the family physician to prove there was actually abuse, and resilience that she was slowly running out of to keep going.
The months of having no one believe her did not make it easy, but there were good people along the way too. And, by Christmas, with their help, Aisha had full custody of her son and a well-earned chance at a kinder life for them both.
Women have the right to live free from violence.
Let your voice be heard
Read more true and inspiring stories of abuse and violence in my book “After Rain Skies” available via KOBO.COM
Michelle Ayon Navajas (born June 23, 1976) is a Filipino poet, writer, and educator. She is a Best-Selling international Poet known for her books reaching the #1 spot within days of their release. Her 8th poetry book, “I Am In Itself Poetry In The Dark,” went straight to the top of both the best-sellers list and new releases on Amazon on short notice. Her 7th poetry book, “It Ain’t Winning If Without You,” went straight to the best-sellers list on Amazon in less than 24 hours of release by pre-orders alone and eventually became the number Poetry Book on Amazon India on its actual release day, soon after the book rose to the best- sellers list as well in all other Amazon Markets worldwide.
Currently, Michelle holds the title of having 4 books published in a row to have made it to Amazon’s Best-Sellers List ("I Will Love You Forever, Too,” “After Rain Skies, 2nd Edition,” “It Ain’t Winning If Without You,” and “I Am In Itself Poetry In The Dark”) and 3 books on Amazon’s #1Hot New Releases/New Releases ("I Will Love You Forever, Too,” “It Ain’t Winning If Without You,” and “I Am In Itself Poetry In The Dark”.)
Her poetry appeared in several international literary magazines and anthologies such as Spillwords NYC, MasticadoresUsa, and MasticadoresIndia. Her poems “Holding Hands” was voted as Spillwords Publication of the Month for November 2021 and “Love Happens” was voted as Spillwords Publication of the Month for December 2022.
She is also part of the award-winning ensemble of authors in two Poetry Anthologies, that are both Amazon Best-Sellers: Hidden In Childhood and Wounds I Healed.
Graduated with a Master of Education majoring in English in the Philippines (University of San Agustin, Iloilo City). Michelle was a former college professor, teaching literature, speech & oral communication, creative writing, drama, and theatre arts. She is also a graduate of Mass Communications major in Journalism (Centro Escolar University, Manila).
Michelle is active in her writing profession and works as a freelance creative writer.
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Tragic. I do think that many women will bear the abuse in silence but once the abuse spills to their children it is a different story. Their eyes are opened and they make the decision to save the children and themselves. Tragic that it has to come to that point before they say “enough”!
I agree Val…sometimes i ask, do they really need to wait for the children to be physically abuse too to find a way?… we may never know the answer but i believe we can always play our part to help and create awareness…😊😊thank you Val
Sad but inspiring! Sadly, there are many Aisha’s out there and I really hope they find the courage and help to break free and lead better and a kinder life.
What a heart-touching story, SweetMich! But full of hope and inspiration, too.
I am so proud of Aisha! Her story, her courage, what she learned…she will help many women!
Grateful for those who helped her. We must always be willing to help each other, as women.
(((HUGS))) to her and to you! 🙂
Thank you Carolyn ..Aisha was one of my favorite subjects when I was interviewing victims of abuse for my book..she is full of hope and she has fully recovered and her son too.
I survived te violence twice, once as a teenager and one as a married woman. The abuse a a teenager taught me not to believe the crying and vows to change when my first husband beat me nearly to death one night. I left before he woke up, thanks be to God for the people He put in my life to save me.I don’t tolerate abuse in any form, relaizing, nealry too late, that I was worth more than that kind of treatment and that I deserve better. Thank you for bringing this to the front of people.
Thank you so much for sharing your story of survival….i am deeply grateful to hear women share their stories to inspire others who are in similar situation. And yes, violence of any form is unacceptable and should never be tolerated. It is unfortunate though that many are still in this siituation not knowing what to do.
Awareness is important and so is people like you who bravely speak up.
Thank you so much..
That is a reality for many around us as we know it and the societal structures are not easy to navigate, on top of the incredible personal courage required. A thoughtful reminder you brought us.
Thank you so much..yes, this is an issue (a problem) that we are not sure whether we will witness the end of it in our lifetimes but we can always play a part.
michnavs 
Nakakalungkot na at this era marami pa ring battered wife
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Totoo yan..studies showed na it won’t even end in our generation but we can always take our part to help the victims and create awareness…salamat.😊😊😊
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Tragic. I do think that many women will bear the abuse in silence but once the abuse spills to their children it is a different story. Their eyes are opened and they make the decision to save the children and themselves. Tragic that it has to come to that point before they say “enough”!
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I agree Val…sometimes i ask, do they really need to wait for the children to be physically abuse too to find a way?… we may never know the answer but i believe we can always play our part to help and create awareness…😊😊thank you Val
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she is one of the few who had the strength to get out alive … well told!
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Sadly, Kate i agree….many didnt make it😔😔😔
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You’ve shared a very moving story. Unfortunately it’s way to common these days. Thanks for inspiring us all.
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It is indeed a very common scenario anywhere around the world Sadje…😔😔
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Very sad! 😥
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Sad but inspiring! Sadly, there are many Aisha’s out there and I really hope they find the courage and help to break free and lead better and a kinder life.
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Thank you Nathi…yes, so many Aishas out there…and yes, we can always hope for them…thank you😊😉😊
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Keep writing and inspiring
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What a heart-touching story, SweetMich! But full of hope and inspiration, too.
I am so proud of Aisha! Her story, her courage, what she learned…she will help many women!
Grateful for those who helped her. We must always be willing to help each other, as women.
(((HUGS))) to her and to you! 🙂
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Thank you Carolyn ..Aisha was one of my favorite subjects when I was interviewing victims of abuse for my book..she is full of hope and she has fully recovered and her son too.
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Such a sad story but depicts the reality of many women’s life. It takes a lot of courage on her part to walk out of an abusive relationship!
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Thank you Radhika..yes such a sad story..and we can only hope the best for them..😊
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confusion
delusion
serial mongamies
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I survived te violence twice, once as a teenager and one as a married woman. The abuse a a teenager taught me not to believe the crying and vows to change when my first husband beat me nearly to death one night. I left before he woke up, thanks be to God for the people He put in my life to save me.I don’t tolerate abuse in any form, relaizing, nealry too late, that I was worth more than that kind of treatment and that I deserve better. Thank you for bringing this to the front of people.
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Thank you so much for sharing your story of survival….i am deeply grateful to hear women share their stories to inspire others who are in similar situation. And yes, violence of any form is unacceptable and should never be tolerated. It is unfortunate though that many are still in this siituation not knowing what to do.
Awareness is important and so is people like you who bravely speak up.
Thank you so much..
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That is a reality for many around us as we know it and the societal structures are not easy to navigate, on top of the incredible personal courage required. A thoughtful reminder you brought us.
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Thank you so much..yes, this is an issue (a problem) that we are not sure whether we will witness the end of it in our lifetimes but we can always play a part.
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You are welcome, very true what you say.
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Awesome work Michelle 🙏💗
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Thank you so much Lia😊
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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Thank you Chuck
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My cousin needs to leave her alcoholic husband.
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Oh, i hope she finds the courage to seek for helpi immediately..💕
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