As Domestic Violence Awareness Month comes to a close I want to end it with this: Abuse/Domestic Violence Being a survivor of Domestic Violence myself, I know what it's like to be in this type of relationship and how hard it is to get out of. I know the fear you live in every…
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Over a decade ago in 1995, Kimberly A. Collins wrote Remember My Name, a poem that has been used by Domestic Violence Awareness Month [DVAM] observances to memorialize victims that have lost their lives to domestic violence (take a moment to view the names of homicide victims…
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Q – My husband has mood swings that are so noticeable at times. He's got a very bad temper and is very impatient. Many times he gets very angry at me over every little thing. Example: 2 – 4 minutes late to the car because I need to use bathroom since I have bladder…
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Benefits of Healthy Marriages (Marriage Statistics) Having a healthy marriage is not just a luxury item, it's something we should strive for and expect. Marriage researchers have determined that having a healthy, happy, fulfilling marriage benefits all family members. Below are marriage statistics from research by the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
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Why do we have problems in our marriage? Throughout the years I've been working with couples to help them with their marriage problems and many of their issues come from a difference in values. We are all a product of our parents, or the person(s) that raised us. Our parents were instilled values in…
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Q – My husband interrupts me and cuts me off when I am talking; he raises his voice at me, and often hurts my feelings. What advice can you give me? A – I’m proud of you for reaching out for help and I thank you for your question. You do…
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How did we get to this place of such unkindness and hatred? MOVING DAY, April 2006 I couldn’t believe it. There was such peace in our house. I lay there in our old, worn dingy white queen size mattress feeling the coils running circles around my spine as the stars in the deep, dark sky…
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Ask Rhonda Q – How do you forgive an affair with a child as a result of it? I have not been able to do so. My husband left us at the beginning of 2009 and moved in with somebody else. Lived with her for 3 months, then came back but kept on seeing her…
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Coweta’s Dancing with the Stars raises $38,353 for Welcome House charity! It is my mission to help married couples discover how to create a loving, peaceful home with a happily ever after type of marriage. It's unfortunate, but also reality, that not all marriages turn out the way we hoped and some homes…
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How to Get out of an Abusive Relationship Why can’t you just leave? Most abused individuals are humiliated because of what their life has become. They are ashamed this has happen . They live in terrible fear because of the threats the abuser has made. In my case, Justin told me that if I ever…
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