It’s never “too much” to speak the truth about the vile wickedness of abuse and the damage it does to those who endure it. Awareness and honest conversation are necessary and needed if we are to stop this perniciousness.
I have not addressed this issue in a long time, but felt compelled to share with you food for thought.
There is a woman who doesn’t really know what functional really is, pertaining to marriage. A woman who has not really had a home to compare anything to, so she accepts whatever life throws her way…Complacent. Abuse becomes part of her daily life, not believing it gets any better, or that she deserves any better.
One day she is going on with her daily routine of being a housewife and her husband, who is usually drinking….Snaps. There is no apparent reason for it, but it just happens. Police come and he spends the night in jail, only to come home apologizing for what he had done, or pretends nothing ever happened the night before. The day after, varies, depending on his mood.
Finally one day she has enough and has the…
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