Right Back At Ya! The Abuser’s Tactic of Reflective Blaming

Recently I had a refresher course in abuser tactics. Not in a classroom, but in real life. I need these reminders to help me continue to learn how to put into practice what I have learned about abuse. Necessary, because we all so easily revert to our old errors we used to be bound by… Continue reading Right Back At Ya! The Abuser’s Tactic of Reflective Blaming

Family Courts and Systemic Abuse (and a fun song by one of our readers)

The poor kids don’t want to go on visitation at all. I really don’t understand why the courts think that a grown woman who can’t handle the abuse should leave, and the opposing attorney even berates her for not leaving sooner — but tender, defenseless children should be made to spend time with the very… Continue reading Family Courts and Systemic Abuse (and a fun song by one of our readers)