How to Leave an Abusive Husband

Planning your escape from an abusive husband.
Every first step begins with a plan. If you’ve spent time in an abusive relationship getting out means planning for your escape; where you will live, your financial future. While putting your plan together follow the rules below. Keep yourself safe until you can get out of the relationship [...]

Physical Abuse Checklist: Are You in a Physically Abusive Relationship?

What is physical abuse?
Physical abuse leaves behind bruises and broken bones, while emotional abuse kills the self esteem of the victim. Physical abuse is a situation where the husband beats the wife for little or no reason. Are you subjected to any of the below signs of physical abuse?

Pushes, grabs or shoves you
Slaps you
Punches you
Kicks [...]

Growing Up and Growing Apart Part II

He did not set out to be abusive.  He felt that punching a wall was an acceptable way of getting rid of his anger.  He and I both believed that we were lucky that he had such good self control when we’d look at the hole in the door.  It was so out-of-character for him [...]

Her ex is a bully – and now her young sons bear the brunt end of it

Her ex was at her house doing pick up of their kids the past weekend when it happened.

She and her three kids were over at the school yard finishing a quick game of soccer in the snow. Suddenly, her eldest son, now eight, tripped her daughter by accident.

“Kyle,” she said to him, “You have to [...]

I Served Him My Body Like a Plate of Chicken

Snapshot: I was three months pregnant with my first child. I was on my knees in front of the toilet bowl, having just thrown up for the sixth time that day. Suddenly, movement at the bathroom door caught my eye.

He was standing there. Naked. Touching himself. “Are you done yet?” he asked impatiently. “C-mon [...]