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Faces of Domestic Violence – “Precious” the Movie

“Precious” the movie is part 3 of a series that is dedicated to the Faces of Domestic Violence. In part 1 of this series I began telling my friend Sara’s story that involved emotional and verbal abuse...

4 comments    movie violence child abuse
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Emotional Abuse

Any behavior designed to undermine and control someone else through fear, humiliation, manipulation or intimidation is emotional abuse. This can present itself in the form of verbal abuse, constant criticism...

24 comments    abuse human rights verbal abuse
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A Violent Marriage

A violent marriage can last for many years without it being noticed by anyone other than the victims involved.  This is the story of one of those violent marriages that ended fatally. .When all was quiet...

18 comments    emergency domestic violence
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Living With Domestic Violence is Damaging Our Children

When we talk about abusive relationships and domestic violence we tend to concentrate on the adults, the abuser and the abused. Sadly, though all too often the people affected most are the innocent children....

15 comments    stress depression parenthood
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How to Prevent Domestic Violence

Image Courtesy of publik - Flickr The only real way to prevent domestic violence is not to get involved with a person who has an abusive personality. Abusive behavior is not an act of rage. It is also not...

17 comments    relationship respect physical
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Twilight: Start of an Abusive Relationship?

A startling idea was brought to my attention today. I was at Burger King with people for a quick bite, And all around me was Twilight paraphernalia. Edward and Jacob on the windows, Bella on the cups, etc.....

4 comments    abuse twilight new moon
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Surviving Limbo 11/ Bad Dreams, Depositions, and "Disengaging."

As the trial date approached limbo sometimes beckoned for my return; it waved its arms and called to me, but I couldn’t go back, wouldn’t go there again. The sun had reappeared in all of its blazing glory...

4 comments    life relationships memories
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What Are the Signs of An Abusive Relationship?

  Domestic abuse.  Domestic violence.  What’s the difference?  Domestic abuse is known as spousal abuse.  In domestic abuse, one of the partners will dominate the relationship through control and...

11 comments    love relationships children
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How do I know if I am in an abusive relationship?

There are many different kinds of abuse, some subtle and some not so subtle.  It's the not so subtle kinds of abuse that we are most familiar with and more easily able to identify.  We have seen the movies,...

23 comments    advice relationships how
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Why women stay in abusive relationships

 Women tolerate abuse from their men mainly because of low self-esteem. You may not have low self-esteem when the two of you first get together: however, abusive men are expert manipulators, and know how...

19 comments    advice family relationships
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