A Guest Post by Amanda
You cut me deep you cut me quick way down to the core so I weep silently. I weep for me I weep for you because what you’re doing to me. How can you say how can you do this …
Category: Emotional Abuse
Narcissus
There is much chatter today about the Narcissistic Personality Disorder and how it impacts the family, especially concerning domestic abuse. In a nutshell, these people have “an excessive degree of self-esteem which can be considered a form of emotional immaturity. …
Roller Coaster
Some people LOVE roller coasters. They stand in long lines waiting to climb aboard. They crave the thrill of the ride –the anticipation as the car climbs that first long hill, the adrenaline rush as they reach the top of …
Figment
Have you ever been told that the things happening in your home are “figments of your imagination”? That’s not very validating, is it? Not very affirming. But that is what we hear sometimes when we actually get up the …
Tears in a Bottle
The Bible has much to say about our tears. The women in our support group this past Monday evening also had much to say about tears. One woman is learning to grieve and cry. After years and years of putting …
Little Wife Goes to Court
Little Wife’s little knees were shaking. Her little hands were shaking. Her tiny little voice was shaking. “Ma’am, could you please speak up?” asked the judge. Little Wife looked over her shoulder to the court advocate who had helped …
Little Wife is Stalked
“That was him, I know it was him,” Little Wife whispered to herself. She peeked into the rear view mirror of her rental car to catch another look at the car that had just passed her by. Big Man had …
Suppertime with Little Wife
On Monday, the Lord took away all of Little Wife’s cravings for drinking white wine, pink wine, red wine and everything else she drank for years. She looked at the bottles of wine and felt nothing for them, no desire, …
Little Wife Gets A Little Bigger
A very strange sensation came over Little Wife as she hung up the phone. She felt a little taller. She stood up a little straighter. She smiled at the thought that she might be growing just a little bit. The …
A Little Wife Christmas
“Hurry, hurry, hurry,” Little Wife whispered to herself. With just two days left before Christmas, Little Wife was in a terrible bind. She wanted to buy the perfect gift for Big Man, but the stores were all out of the …