When you smelled a rat

When you smell a rat from the beginning 

So if I have learned anything over all these years I have been here on earth, it is to trust my intuition.

I can smell a rat from a hundred feet, I can see a catfish at the bottom of the sea, and I know when something is off.

I remember years ago when someone close to me started dating a man and right away I knew something was not good. I tried to warn her, to open her eyes to see what I saw but of course she didn't. She was "In love" and ran right into that moving bus. I've also learned we all got to get our own pain, so go on get yours.

Fast forward years later as this man had cut off all of her friends and family, which is a sure sign of an abusive relationship. 

I didn't know how bad it became but I know that I was no longer allowed to speak with her because I had a strong opinion of who he truly was.

He couldn't have anyone whispering in her ear, telling her her worth as he was tearing her down. 

It broke my heart, she was like a daughter to me and I only wanted the best for her and trust and believe it wasn't him. But I know what it's like to be in her shoes as I once was so I sat back, knowing that one day this shit show would explode.

That day was last week, as I got a follower who I thought was her I accepted but as I looked closer and realized it was a smear campaign against her on social media.

Well I almost fell off my treadmill. 

This little rat son of a b***h made a social media account and was friending her friends spreading nasty lies about her. The worst part was he was pretending to be their ten year old son, that was doing it.

Livid did not describe what I was feeling, it didn't matter that we haven't been close in years, she was still family to me. I knew what was happening here, she had finally gotten enough courage to leave his stupid ass and now he was retaliating against her.

Of course in true fashion I called him out then cursed him out. I then messaged her and she confirmed all my thoughts and fears. I told her that I knew who he was all along, a rat but she needed to find her own pain as we all do. I said I knew what she was going through and that no matter what I would always be here with no judgment because seriously how could I judge when I did the same things?

This will be a long hard road ahead of her because he is nasty and will use everything in his power including their children to hold on to control.

But when you're done, you're done. When you see a rat for who they truly are, that's the end there is no coming back from that.

So today my friends my message here is open your eyes. See the warning flags no, sweetie, that is not the carnival. These flags are a sign that you're going to fall down a long dark, deep hole. Listen to your intuition, that gut feeling telling you something is not right. Because it's not! That is, your warning sensor, don't ignore it.

You can tell yourself it's a cat but in the end you always knew you smelled that rat!

"Be the change you want to see" 

@TreadmillTreats