What is Physical Emotional Abuse

Abuse is a general term for the treatment of someone that causes some kind of harm (to the abused person, to the abusers themselves, or to someone else) or is unlawful or wrongful....

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You know what I hate?

All the excuses that people give to abusers.

When people offer me advice that could only be applied to a healthy relationship.

When people tell me that men are men and we just have to accept that are natually distant, uncaring, and oblivious to a woman's needs.

When all these years people have told me to "just stand up to him" when they don't understand the kind of consequences that would follow.

When people have told me to just leave him and move on. Like that's so easy with 3 kids and a 14 year marriage.

When I tell people that I'm separated and they nod and say they understand. THEY DO NOT EVEN HAVE A CLUE!

Just needing to vent...What do you hate?
Posted on 11/05/09, 11:11 pm
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Reply #11 - 11/06/09  1:59pm
" All of the above!!!!

Especially the one where people ask me how's he doing.
I say "I don't know Thank GOD, because he promised to kill me and any children I had if I left him." And I'm confused when they act surprised. Even more confused when they act like they knew he was insane all along.
Why didn't those people say ANYTHING to me?!!! "
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Reply #12 - 11/06/09  2:56pm
" Clearpath thanks for this topic....

I hate no, I DETEST when other women look down their noses at me or women in these abusive situations because. "he would know not to hit me or talk to me like that" or "i'd just just fight back" "why don't you fight back?" They act like what I'm or millions of other women are going through and have been through could NEVER happen to them.

On a person note, I HATE when his grandmother is always sticking up for him when he treats her like crap too. Even her own husband has lost respect for letting her 21 yearold grandson run and terrorize her own house where he helps NONE. Encourages me to stay with him like my love will cure him. One more thing grandma, I'm going on 5months, get over it! And you not going to blame me having a baby on his abuse.

Sorry. Needed to let it out. Whew!

Hugs to everyone! "
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Reply #13 - 11/06/09  3:12pm
" I hate that the general perception of people seems to be that whoever walked out on the relationship is the one who is wrong.

I hate that a mutual friends who left her abusive husband 5 years ago was running around telling people that she felt so bad for my ex cuz I left him.

I hate that everyone in 'our town' (in which I no longer live) thinks I am a horrible person for leaving their 'prince charming.'

I hate that I am scared to talk to people who know him for fear he will find out where I am.

I hate that his mom told me she was beat regularly by his dad so I should be able to take what I was getting.

I hate that my mellow disposition got me in this trouble.

I could go on and on... "

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