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Iliyah

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8. K & R

Reply to sheshe2 (Original post)

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 12:00 AM

Oct 2014

Verbal abuse is bad as well. Great-Grand Ma suffered verbal abuse for years from Great-Grand Pa while basically raising 8 kids by herself. Strong women but I could not understand why she took the abuse. Abuse be it physical and/or verbal or both, its just wrong.

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The Woman Who Walked Into Doors. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH***Trigger Warning [View all] sheshe2 Oct 2014 OP

October's a good month for Awareness of Domestic Violence, she.. Thank you for the Cha Oct 2014 #1

Thank you for responding Cha! sheshe2 Oct 2014 #2

Such a brilliant OP, she.. Mahalo! Cha Oct 2014 #3

Kick sheshe2 Oct 2014 #4

Hope ESPN's James Brown makes more of his powerful statements. He was very effective with the data. freshwest Oct 2014 #5

Thank you freshwest. sheshe2 Oct 2014 #7

K & R SunSeeker Oct 2014 #6

K & R Iliyah Oct 2014 #8

I agree with you Iliyah. sheshe2 Oct 2014 #9

DU Rec. Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2014 #10

the pictures are always of hurting victims.... BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #11

I gave the trigger warning.. sheshe2 Oct 2014 #12

hugs, she.... BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #13

tears~ sheshe2 Oct 2014 #14

blanche, we always see the woman... resigned, fearful, beatin up. you are right. the rage of the seabeyond Oct 2014 #23

K&R! Thanks sheshe2 smirkymonkey Oct 2014 #15

Verbal abuse... Triana Oct 2014 #16

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Oct 2014 #17

Highly recommended! Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #18

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kick Liberal_in_LA Oct 2014 #21

"...domestic violence homicides claim the lives of three women every day." CrispyQ Oct 2014 #22