Sorry OP. I hope she gets help, but if she continues, get out! Nobody deserves that! And sad those women would laugh at someone else getting abused.

People are such assholes, domestic violence is not a funny situation even if you're a man, anyone who laughed should be kicked out for discouraging new members.

That's the danger of our society preaching such hyper-masculinity. Men in abusive relationships are often too afraid to speak out because if they "let" a woman hit them, they're considered less of a man. When they do speak out, things like what happened to OP happen, and the abuse isn't taken seriously. Regardless of the gender of an abused person or the gender of the abuser, abuse is serious and should be treated as such. If our societies took a step back and looked at the way we present the idea of what makes a man or what makes a woman, we would realize that current gender roles and stereotypes have never made sense and are detrimental to everyone. Boys and girls actually cry the same amount until about eight years old, at which time boys are told to "man up" and "stop being a little girl". Being told to "man up" constantly leads to nothing but damage to boys and young men. That in turn leads to boys constantly trying to prove their worth as men. They can't cry, they can't feel emotion, and they can't be passionate about anything considered "feminine" without ridicule. A female can't even beat a man at something fair and square without the man being laughed at. When men do get abused or raped (which happens much more often than most people think), people do nothing but laugh and joke about it. That's not okay. I'm sorry you had to go through that, OP. I hope you got out of that relationship and can find the support you deserve.

So much for equality hey? :/

Glad you're out of that relationship. Hope you and your kids have a better life from now on.

OP, it really sounds like your girlfriend needs to deal with the cops. Male or female, abuse is abuse, and even worse your kids are learning from that. The ladies in that group obviously need to grow up, and I'm really sorry you had to deal with that! Maybe you can dump her? Sorry to say but neither your nor your children deserve that, and if she will do it to you, who is to say she will not do that to them?

It's 2015 man c'mon get with the program, if a bitch hit, expect to be hit back eventually. Im sorry for that to happen to you They too need to grow some more balls too

Do people not realize abuse doesn't pick a gender?

I'm glad you got familial support. It's great that you and your kids are out of that situation. I hope she gets what's coming to her.

I'm glad you're doing much better now!! Good for you!!! Never go back. You'll find the one!