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SheilaT

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11. And even with VAWA, men still beat women

Reply to cynatnite (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 03:31 PM

Mar 2013

and too many women still feel helpless to leave. We absolutely need it, but we also need some base level cultural changes, where men make it very clear to other men that such behavior is NOT what real men do.

I am very glad you got out and your daughter is doing well.

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Life before the Violence Against Women Act... [View all] cynatnite Mar 2013 OP

A 'K', an 'R', and a Tweet. JaneyVee Mar 2013 #1

Oh my! HappyMe Mar 2013 #2

K&R smirkymonkey Mar 2013 #3

I am so glad that you escaped, and found Sheldon Cooper Mar 2013 #4

Courageous Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #5

How is your daughter? Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #6

No. She's an adult now and she knows some of what happened... cynatnite Mar 2013 #7

Oh good. Helen Reddy Mar 2013 #8

Sadly, we've got a political party that would like to go back to life before then. alp227 Mar 2013 #9

. gollygee Mar 2013 #10

And even with VAWA, men still beat women SheilaT Mar 2013 #11

this. eggplant Mar 2013 #13

The police would not have arrested him just because they saw your bloody nose. intheflow Mar 2013 #12

Looking back on it, I don't know if I would have or not... cynatnite Mar 2013 #14