There was an interesting discussion behind the scenes here at ACFJ that stemmed from one of us over-apologizing (OK, it was me). Jeff Crippen pointed out that victims of abuse quite often apologize incessantly and for everything, even when we have really done nothing wrong. I have been one of those people. From there sparked… Continue reading Over-Apologizing of Victims
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Deborah’s Story
The following story of surviving abuse was submitted by one of our readers. Many, many thanks to Deborah for telling it. Trigger Warning as it contains detailed descriptions of abuse: *** I have been divorced from my ex-husband for almost two years now and separated for over three. My ex-husband progressively emotionally, financially, sexually, and… Continue reading Deborah’s Story
