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In reply to the discussion: Watched a sickening drama unfold at a local grocery store the other evening. [View all]hlthe2b
(106,572 posts)17. Thank heavens for an empathic and intelligent manager...
--and that the husband wasn't there... When there is obvious abuse going on (at least verbal) right in front of you, it is a real challenge to know how to deal with it without causing the woman even more problems later.
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Watched a sickening drama unfold at a local grocery store the other evening. [View all]
Midnight Writer
Oct 3
OP
All maga hate all Women...period. They hate them more when they cant control them.
Eliot Rosewater
Oct 3
#4
The American Oligarches are gonna trample men, but figure if men can abuse women, they won't see the root problem
Attilatheblond
Oct 3
#23
Know, dear sir, that there are women who have known you & your type, and appreciated you for that.
Attilatheblond
Oct 3
#31
I mean yes, but I just do not think this is a pat on the back not hitting loved ones.
LizBeth
Oct 4
#76
You are 100% correct! And did a VERY important think to help give a hand up for sisters we never met.
Attilatheblond
Oct 4
#68
You are a dear and worthy person and we all benefit from you sharing your experiences and lessons learned
Attilatheblond
Oct 5
#100
Mine too, he spent alot of money on alcohol, but I wasn't allowed to spend $20 on groceries
Clouds Passing
Oct 3
#13
This is why I like reading Reddit. People in these abusive situations are talked into / supported into leaving.
BlueWaveNeverEnd
Oct 3
#16
How horrible. My father - who was pretty right wing - told me his father was this kind of guy, and thus my father...
NNadir
Oct 3
#20
The country needs to take domestic abuse more seriously. Law enforcement needs to take it more seriously.
Martin68
Oct 3
#21
I think men would be happier, too, if schools had SEL classes of some sort in grade school
lostnfound
Oct 3
#42
SEL is what we're supposed to learn in a good history class, social studies class, literature class, art class
Martin68
Oct 4
#83
How distressing. I'm glad the manager made the right call. No one should have to live (exist) in fear.
LoisB
Oct 3
#22
Just Saying: If a case came up on a docket, where a beaten wife finally did something in order..
chouchou
Oct 3
#24
To all of you who escaped, thank you for saying so. I had a roommate once who had escaped...
Hekate
Oct 3
#27
Trauma, secrets, lies, and neglect become transgenerational - add religious fundamentalism and authoritarianism,
Backseat Driver
Oct 4
#58
Way back before the Y2K stuff came along, I was on a "prepper" forum. I liked to read the stories members wrote, mostly.
mucholderthandirt
Oct 4
#56
Around 1980 I was working in PA town. A woman shoved a knife through her husbands chest and he, well, died.
twodogsbarking
Oct 4
#67