Sinead O'Connor's open letter to ex.

[Paddywackery]

Sinead O'Connor writes open letter to her abusive, cocklodger ex.

www.sineadoconnor.com/2014/09/dear-ravey-dave/

I think it is a brave thing to do and hope he stays away.

I put this in relationships to show how noone is immune to these types of relationships.

Is the husband dead? I thought so, but re-read and it's not clear, is it?

I think it was implied that his father was dead.

to Sinead.

i understand the comments that say I hope it doesn't make it harder for his mum who has obviously been through a hard time but what about Sinead. I was in a violent relationship and was too scared to speak out because I knew the revelations would shock my family and his family. Maybe his mum would welcome the comments. Although knowing Ireland she would probably be mortified and opposed to the revelations beind disclosed. That does not mean it is healthy for Sinead or her ex's mother and any other victims of domestic violence to keep it a secret.

I have two teenagers and if someone was being violent to them I would shout if from the rooftops. I hate secrecy and hate the 'good old days' where what happened indoors was kept indoors.

Sinead O'Connor is someone who has put her head above the parapet especially in relation to abuse. It might have seemed OTT to some people who preferred being in denial at the time but what she said back in the '80s has turned out to be the truth. The Pope presided over a Church that abused children. Sinead was abused in her own home and knows exactly what she is talking about. She might not have made the best decisions in her life but try putting the microscope over our lives. I will hold my hands up and say my judgement has been flawed. I was just lucky it wasn't reported in the papers.