I watched an 'Oprah' show where a husband got his thirteen-old-son to videotape him abusing his wife verbally and physically while the eight-year-old was told by the abuser to watch as well. They were also told to call their Mother names. Oprah's message was to every woman who was watching the show to make a plan that very day to leave the Abuser.
This woman had been married a long time and it was amazing that she had been verbally abused for so many years and yet, as long as he didn't hit her, it was okay! Then about two years ago her started the physical abuse. Thanks to her co-worker who documented all the times the abused woman came in late, was withdrawn, or had bruises, the man got a very still sentence! The children also testified. Oprah will have the Show on next month when she speaks to the children.
My question is: Do you believe it's okay to live with a person if it's JUST verbal abuse, as the women say? Would you feel you deserved it as most abused women feel and just stay as long as you weren't hit or beaten? Would you document for someone, even if it wasn't a friend, that they were bruised or withdrawn? Would you get involved?
The statistics are frightening, one in FOUR women are abused is what Oprah said!
