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Subject: Re: What do you think? Author: Aubrey [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 11/13/04 9:40:20am In reply to: 's message, "Re: What do you think?" on 11/12/04 1:51:19pm >>What do you think of when you hear the word abuse? > >When i hear the word abuse i think of a man coming >home and beating his wife becuase he's drunk and mad. > >I also think of a boyfriend hiting his girlfriend >because she won't do anything with him sexually. Why would a woman want to be with someone like this? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> Subject: Re: What do you think? Author: A.D. [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12/ 6/04 1:57:11pm I used to think of a woman with a black eye, who obviously lived in a trailer park and probably dropped out of high school. Then one day I found myself in an abusive relationship, but that wasn't possible, I come from a wealthy church going family, I have a college degree and my husband comes from a wealthy family. I've never had a black eye either. I very rarely had bruises and when I did get a bruise, it was usually nickel sized on my upper arms from being grabbed or restrained. I was only hit a few times and never with a closed fist. Mostly I was just pushed into the wall, called names and questioned for hours at a time about my fidelity. If there is one thing that I could tell every woman out there it is that abuse does not know socio-economic boundaries and it does not care, it does not care if you are wealthy, Christian, or educated, white or black, it can happen to anyone.

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: What do you think? Author: No name [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12/ 6/04 1:58:18pm >I used to think of a woman with a black eye, who >obviously lived in a trailer park and probably dropped >out of high school. Then one day I found myself in an >abusive relationship, but that wasn't possible, I come >from a wealthy church going family, I have a college >degree and my husband comes from a wealthy family. >I've never had a black eye either. I very rarely had >bruises and when I did get a bruise, it was usually >nickel sized on my upper arms from being grabbed or >restrained. I was only hit a few times and never with >a closed fist. Mostly I was just pushed into the >wall, called names and questioned for hours at a time >about my fidelity. If there is one thing that I could >tell every woman out there it is that abuse does not >know socio-economic boundaries and it does not care, >it does not care if you are wealthy, Christian, or >educated, white or black, it can happen to anyone.