Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 8:14PM We've heard the stories about victims of abuse, women or children who were broken by an abuser, friends or family or neighbors who turned into hollow shells of themselves. But what of the abuser? Who is he?
Children, Women in Children's Issues, Women's Issues Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 9:22PM Wrists, eyes, ribs. When you're the victim of abuse, your abuser might have bruised any of these things and more. Sometimes you think it'll never stop, or you're not sure what will set him off and start it again. He's charming, funny, probably really sweet when he's not hurting you. You tell yourself he means it when he says he's sorry, but deep down, you know that it'll happen again.
Abuse, Domestic Violence, Women in Women's Issues Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 2:35PM It's not every day that you find out that the women's issues we talk about here on the blog are affecting people we actually know. Everyone thinks that these things just don't happen to normal people, that it's unbelievable when you hear someone say they've been involved (to any extent) in some of the most brutal crimes referenced here. So imagine my shock when I found out that a friend of mine was partially responsible for finding victims of human trafficking - right here in Los Angeles, CA.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 12:36AM Once upon a time, I dated a guy who thought that the best way to show me that he was upset about something was to throw vases and occassionally hit me. Yeah, not cool. I left, and we never spoke again.
Monday, November 9, 2009 at 4:31PM Traffic. You sit in it every day on your way to the office or school, hear about it on the news. It’s bothersome, yet another price we pay for a stable job or well-situated home. But there’s another, more pernicious meaning of the word, one that is more than a mere annoyance of modern life.
