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Never dismiss Domestic Abuse!! [View all] raptor_rider Jul 2014 OP
Been there, done that. polly7 Jul 2014 #1
Thank you polly7!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #2
I meant to say right at the start, I'm very sorry for what you've been through. polly7 Jul 2014 #3
Polly, that brakes my heart!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #13
You're awesome for doing this stuff. A lot of people couldn't handle it. nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #36
Saw my mother put up with this for years Scootaloo Jul 2014 #4
+1000. Fuck them. I'm sorry. :( polly7 Jul 2014 #5
Oh Polly!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #16
I'm so very sorry!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #34
What does "PIT'ed him" mean? nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #6
It's a raptor_rider Jul 2014 #9
Ah, OK... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2014 #11
I never heard of it, either. Jim Lane Jul 2014 #41
Honestly, WTF is wrong with people who treat other human beings like this? smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #7
He only got probation!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #10
It's unreal. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #53
Some people are just sadists, I guess. n/t nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #37
I guess so. I just don't get it. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #54
Agree completely. I really don't understand that mindset - despite having written about fictitious nomorenomore08 Jul 2014 #56
It's a way of controlling somebody else and they know (or believe) they can get away with it. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #47
I think that if we start fighting back they will stop thinking that they can get away with it. smirkymonkey Jul 2014 #55
K&R Solly Mack Jul 2014 #8
Thank you for posting this. F4lconF16 Jul 2014 #12
God bless your girlfriend!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #19
I did! F4lconF16 Jul 2014 #24
She is amazing!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #31
+1000000000 Phlem Jul 2014 #14
I'm so sorry for your mom!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #20
I don't know what she thinks. Phlem Jul 2014 #23
WTF??? raptor_rider Jul 2014 #32
Really just what I said, Phlem Jul 2014 #35
Oh sweetie!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #38
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #15
Thank you raptor_rider Jul 2014 #39
I am my wife's second husband. Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #17
Thank you Half-Century raptor_rider Jul 2014 #40
Been there done that too. littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #18
That's ironic, Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #21
Totally. I started a secret bank account in my name, littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #25
Love, peace and the righteous fight. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #29
Record! sheshe2 Jul 2014 #22
That's shit!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #28
"I am the man and I can do what ever I want." I think that is the philosophy of many, if not most, raccoon Jul 2014 #48
its the root of most violence. like us feminists have been saying for a couple decades- mopinko Jul 2014 #26
I protected my child raptor_rider Jul 2014 #33
Raptor_rider, I wish I could take away the pain of those experiences that Squinch Jul 2014 #27
I took myself and my 4 month daughter out of it!!! raptor_rider Jul 2014 #30
I have been thru a lot of emotional abuse. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2014 #42
I'm very sorry. How sad:(. polly7 Jul 2014 #43
What would you do? PowerToThePeople Jul 2014 #44
All you can do is let her know you are there for her BainsBane Jul 2014 #45
I have been thinking I may PowerToThePeople Jul 2014 #46
"I do not understand the mindset a person must be in to put up with such things " redqueen Jul 2014 #49
You have to do what is best for yourself BainsBane Jul 2014 #52
It's not easy watching from the outside raptor_rider Jul 2014 #51
And he only got probation. redqueen Jul 2014 #50
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