Violence is NEVER the answer

Some people in the world would like to make things all about THEM. Let me assure you, this issue is not about YOU, it's about ME. I have loved ones who have been abused by people they should have been able to love and trust, from whom they should have been able to expect respect and caring. I am the kind of person who can take any number of insults and abuses directed at ME. I'm a big tough girl, bring it on. But if anyone hurts my family or loved ones, it just breaks me. After a long, hard, tear-filled road, however, I've come to realize that rescue is not an option. The abused person has to take that first step away for themselves. It has to be their choice. The hardest part of love is standing back and respecting others' choices, even when I can see how much their choice damages them. It's damned hard. And seeing or hearing about others in similar situations triggers me, BIG TIME.( Read more... )

If you are in a relationship with a friend, lover, spouse, or parent who hits you, GET HELP. If you find yourself so angry that you hit your parent, lover, spouse, or child, GET HELP. There is NEVER an excuse or a justification for hitting someone in anger. EVER.

Here are some links to information I've collected and posted in the past regarding abusive relationships and what to do to get yourself out of an abusive household. The first step to not being a victim anymore is standing up and walking away. Good luck and God/dess bless.

http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?keyword=Abuse+help&user=bramblekite&sortby=des

http://www.livejournal.com/users/bramblekite/tag/abuse_help