I'm 24 and have lived through many hardships. I can say it wasn't God that stopped me from committing suicide, it was doctors and therapists. We face problems on a day to day basis, not just in third world countries. Women are beaten here and not allowed to speak. People die of frostbite on corners in North Hampton.
Children die of starvation in Long Meadow.
If you would like to submit your own My Voice, click here . If you have a response to this My Voice, please email the editor . I don't undermine other countries' issues in any way. I do what I, as a female, can do to support other females in any place. We live in a male-dominated society where it's frowned upon for women to have a negative response to their roles males have given to us.