Badgering Badgers

TRIGGER WARNING We occasionally get emails and comments from abusers who try to convince us to advocate for them and get them back in power. Here's a comment Mike Allen tried to leave. He's attempted to make us his allies in his abuse so many times that we've nicknamed him "Badger." We decided to publish… Continue reading Badgering Badgers

Thursday Thought — My abuser is not as bad as others are, so is it really abuse?

Question: My husband is abusive, but he isn't nearly as bad as what some others have experienced. For example, he has never hit me.  So, would he still be considered an abuser? Answer: All abusers are characterized by certain fundamental attitudes which are the elemental building blocks of what we define as abuse. Without these, a… Continue reading Thursday Thought — My abuser is not as bad as others are, so is it really abuse?