Teresa, one of my daughters was in an abusive relationship. Even though she had no bruises, I knew in my gut that she was being abused. She didn't admit it at first, but when the abuse escalated and he began abusing her son, she finally asked me for help. The sad thing was, that by the time she came to me, he had sexually abused her son. He was four at the time. He's almost 6 now, but he remembers vividly and is in therapy. She spent some time in the hospital for a suicide attempt when she found out what this animal had done to her son.

I hope that any woman who reads this knows that if a man is abusing you, he may eventually abuse your children too. Even if he doesn't sexually or physically abuse them, by staying in an abusive relationship, you are taking a chance with their lives and yours. And when they see the abuse, and feel the fear, they are emotionally scarred too.

[ July 07, 2005, 11:16 PM: Message edited by: wordcharmer ]