#abuse

#abuse

He said his dad had put a bar of soap in his mouth for calling him an asshole after my husband threw water on the dog for getting into the garbage. I am furious. My husband says his mother used to do the same thing to him and his sister for bad language when they were kids so the punishment was appropriate.

Growing up, I was teased a lot by my sister and mother; they would point out how I looked different from them and distort their faces to look like mine to mock me. One running joke is that I was the "Asian milkman's" daughter because I have a partial epicanthic fold, and they didn't. Turns out, I actually AM my father's child, and the reason that I looked different from my sister is because she wasn't!

Littlejohn was sent off in Crystal Palace's League Cup win over Leicester City on Sunday after an altercation with Hannah Cain. The 35-year-old appeared to grab Cain by the neck and the players fell to the ground in a second-half flashpoint. The Football Association has said it's standard three-match ban for violent conduct was "clearly insufficient" and it can seek an extended punishment if a case is "truly exceptional".

"expectation of perfection"

Marriage was designed by God to be a haven of love, companionship, intimacy, and growth. But sadly, many couples never taste this joy, not because marriage itself is bad, but because of the way they live and treat one another. Some behaviors, mindsets, and lifestyles poison the foundation of marriage. When couples specialize in fault-finding, they focus more on each other's mistakes than their strengths. A wife who constantly points out her husband's failures without ever appreciating his efforts will eventually crush his spirit.

He enlisted a whole bunch of Ideology-patriarchy; social conservatism; utterly fake upside-down Christianity-in service of those basic motivations, not only to justify his own appetite for and personal acts of sadism and domination but to cast punishment and predation as far out into the world as he could manage. He studied psychology and the Bible so that he could borrow their authority and instrumentalize them to do widespread cruelty more effectively.

"I had no contact with him, and I just wanted him to be happy, and that's all I really cared about. And I was hoping that he was."

Living in a village near Mosul was full of happiness until the Islamic State invaded. I witnessed the murder of my father and cousin at nine years old.

In the novel, Cora grapples with naming her son amidst an abusive relationship, noting that the syllables in her husband's name land with a downward thud.

Tanaiste Simon Harris shared his thoughts with victims of abuse, highlighting their bravery and courage in coming forward to share their stories.

A confidential report sent to Commons authorities highlighted concerns over rising violence and abuse against MPs' staff, with 38% now fearing for their safety.

The report found persistent violence in public and private schools across France and accused the state of failing to act against it.

"The looser it was, the more it scraped [the skin], so it was just easier to tie it really tight and then double- or treble-knot it."

"It didn’t matter that they already had five children of their own, ages 6 to 1. To him and Aunt Thelma, two more children wouldn’t matter."

Ignoring red flags in love can lead to heartbreak. A pastor's story reveals how marrying the wrong person can turn dreams into nightmares.

Dawn Richard recounted witnessing a violent incident involving Sean Combs and Cassie Ventura, during which Combs physically assaulted Ventura while making violent demands.