December
05 Dec 2008
Hi Jude, My sister-in-law has been abused by my brother for many years now. He has been through an anger management course and while he has shown signs of becoming more aware of himself he does not seem to have changed a heck of a lot. I'm wondering what support people should remember in their approach to women who are in this situation. I find it is easy to get frustrated with her and lose patience after hearing the same old stories over and over again. It is the children I worry about.
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November
11 Nov 2008
Hi there. I seem to be going through a pattern. A new partner of 5 months has physically abused me; there has been a small amount of verbal also, although he says the first time for him. My last partner of 18 months also physically abused me. I want to make this relationship work but I am not sure how to forgive this man. Any suggestions on how to forgive your partner after they have abused you?
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