Toxic Men

Are you wondering if you know one? With statistics such as: Every 9 seconds in the US a woman is assaulted or beaten. Or the fact that Domestic Violence is the leading cause of injury to women -- more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined it is pretty much inevitable that you have come into contact with at least one.

Toxic men are men like my father, Mike Rinder, who brutally harmed my mother and damaged her for life, goes on living his life as if nothing happened. While continuing to act like he is a decent man. This is not a decent man. It is a man who enjoys harming others. Who does not have any compunctions about breaking their ex-wives bones. And they non-stop blame the real victim of the crime they committed.

I implor you to: 1) be careful of this type of man and 2) do something about it by speaking out about it and seeking help.

We want a safe future for our children and generations to come.

Taryn with Justice4mom

Standing Tall on Mother’s Day

Yesterday was one of the most special Mother's Days I have had.

My mom and I spent it with 3 generations of mothers in our family. This is the most important day of the year in my estimation.

This time of year is when I re-double my commitment to my mom and my campaign, Justice4mom. I started this because my mom was brutally mauled and attacked by my father, Mike Rinder. She will not ever recover and is still in pain each day.

I am very proud of the work I have done over the last year to support women and raise awareness and help other like-minded groups on the subject of Domestic Violence. Being a survivor’s daughter I have put my heart and soul into helping to end domestic violence.

It has not been easy. I have had to stand up to constant lies, bullying, trolling and victim shaming, from my own father, Mike Rinder, no less. But that has only made me stronger and to realize that what I am doing is important.

I encourage all daughters out there to support their mom. Stand up against abuse and Domestic Violence. Work with like-minded groups to make a difference. Groups who support women and work to end Domestic Violence.

Each of us has our own message and important forward drive we want to support. Mine is that there is never an excuse for a man to harm a woman. There are no circumstances which allow for such behavior.

Denim Day - Standing In Solidarity With All Women Like My Mother Who Have Been Abused By Men Like My

Today was #DenimDay, a day in support of women who have been sexually abused. This day was marked by an event in Los Angeles on the steps of City Hall. Last year I attended this event and this year I was again there, this time with my mother and friends in support of women who are making their voices heard that there is never an excuse to hurt a women. I was proud to be on stage with these women.

This event was put on by Peace for Violence and attended by many officials from City Hall, including Mayor Garcetti, all of whom spoke of the many different endeavors they have started to 1) educate others on this issue and 2) make it easy for victims of abuse to report and get help is resolving incidents of sexual abuse or harassment.

My own father, Mike Rinder, abused my mom, breaking her shoulder and badly damaging the skin and nerves of her arm. She is still in pain today and everyday. Mike Rinder has never once apologized and in fact belittles my mother and I publicly—continually.

Further, Mike Rinder has also publicly supported a man, Paul Haggis, who has been accused of rape by 4 women. Yet my father stands by him, while attacking my mother and myself.

So we were proud to be at this Denim Day event to stand in solidarity with all women who have been abused.

The speakers were so on point and a theme of the event was that it was about action!

As a daughter I was proud to be there in support of my mom.

Unfortunately, it was sullied by the fact that A&E and Mike Rinder orchestrated a staged event to harass us – surrounding us with a camera crew, show producer and 2 others as we were leaving the event. They had to be asked by the coordinator of #DenimDay to leave. Neither my mother or I had any idea who these people were and it is disheartening that they would hijack this event to do this.

We will continue to stand up to men who abuse women and will continue to support others who spread this message.

Enough is enough of support of men who abuse women. Shame on you Disney and A&E! Fire Mike Rinder!

Justice4Mom!

Taryn