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“I Love You, But…”

“Honey, I Love You BUT…” is NOT a declaration of love. Joy Stevens Your partner is constantly belittling you and abusing you while hiding behind a guise of love. The “I love you but…” person is a clever abuser. You … Continue reading

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Grieve Your Loss

Give yourself the time you need to come to terms with the end of your marriage. There is no way to predict how long the process will take. Everyone copes differently. The grieving process is not a straight line. You … Continue reading

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Abuser Tricks

The following is a list of behaviors that may indicate a potential batterer. It is not the purpose of the listing to imply that every person with some of these attributes is a batterer or potential batterer. Jealousy At the … Continue reading

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Safety First: Thoughts on leaving your abuser

Safety First: Thoughts on leaving your abuser by: Blain Nelson Leaving an abusive partner is a very difficult thing to do. It frequently feels like you are failing, or destroying your family, or not trying to work things out, or … Continue reading

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The Origin of April Fool’s Day

Basically no one knows exactly where, when, or why the celebration began. What we do know is that references to ‘All Fool’s Day’ (what April Fool’s Day was first called) began to appear in Europe during the late Middle Ages. … Continue reading

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