Words do hurt! Verbal abuse is far worse than physical abuse. Here's how to identify it.
"Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me"
I remember this song from my childhood. It was what parents often said to their child(ren) when they came home crying or upset about something another child said to them or about them. We were made to believe that words don't hurt. As an adult, I completely disagree with this. Words do hurt! It's often the words from loved ones that hurt the most.
'Sin by Silence' spotlights women who have killed their abusers and ended up behind bars.
Brenda's story is one told in Sin by Silence, a documentary about domestic violence's worst-case-scenarios where the victims are incarcerated for killing their abusers. The film makes its world television premiere on Investigation Discovery at 8 PM ET on October 17, coinciding with Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Award-winning director Olivia Klaus helmed the project, which was close to her heart and hit close to home.
If you or someone you care about is in an abusive relationship, there are ways to break away and stop the cycle of domestic violence. I have personally experienced physical and emotional abuse, and lived through the challenges associated with rebuilding my life as the single parent of a young child. I am here to say that it is not only possible to survive, but it is possible to thrive with the right support and commitment. With these tips, my hope is that you will feel empowered to love yourself.
Domestic abuse acceptable?! And other shocking facts from a new global report on female progress.
We were fairly certain that domestic abuse would no longer be tolerated in any capacity, but it turns out there's still a large chunk of modern America who deems it acceptable.
One writer argues that female against male domestic abuse is not as bad as the reverse situation.
Is domestic violence one area where a double-standard is justified? One writer argues that it is. In an article for BlissTree, Valerie Curnow says: "Usually I'm fiercely against double-standards, but I have to admit: I don't think that a woman hitting a man is the same thing as a man hitting a woman. Don't get me wrong: I'm anti-domestic violence (physical and emotional), or any violence for that matter, but I just don't believe that if a woman hits a man, the ramifications are the same as when the reverse happens." Should this double-standard exist?
Unfaithful husbands are often insensitive to the pain they inflict, just as are other abusers...
Unfaithful husbands are often insensitive to the pain they inflict, just as are other abusers...
In many instances, betrayal through infidelity can be very close to what we term domestic violence. Unfaithful husbands, especially if your husband has passive aggressive tendencies, are often insensitive to the pain they inflict, just as are perpetrators of physical and psychological violence. How To Leave An Abusive Husband
One woman considers leaving her abusive husband... but is wondering if there's a chance he can change. Wendy Atterberry responds with characteristically smart and resource-heavy advice.
The explosive child custody battle between Mel Gibson and Oksana Grigorieva may end soon.
While Mel Gibson and his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva still share joint custody of their 9-month-old daughter, as their divorce lawyers continue to duke it out in court, sources say that may change very soon. According to E!News, detectives are nearly finished investigating the domestic abuse and child abuse allegations against Gibson, and it's not looking good for the Lethal Weapon star. (Not that it ever really did, once tape after tape of Mel Gibson's abusive rants were released.)
The French Parliament has passed a law against emotional violence,
By now, anyone remotely interested in hearing the Mel Gibson cuckoo bird taped phone conversations has gotten an earful of a crazy, abusive rant (if, indeed, we're hearing what we think we're hearing, sorry for the CYA moment). The details, I'll spare you, but many people find it shocking (I saw a severed finger once, so not a lot shocks me). And, irrespective if the punching in the face part is true, this kind of thing could land a guy in jail in France. The Parliament has outlawed mental violence.
Carmen Llywellyn claims Jason Lee was a drunken abuser brainwashed by Scientology.
Jason Lee is probably one of the most well-liked movie and TV stars around, but all that may change when fans hear ex wife Carmen Llywellyn's allegations that Jason was physically abusive and that her association with his "cult," the Church of Scientology, still gives her nightmares.
