Madre's Missives

This quotation from Joseph to his brothers—after everything has been revealed at the end of Genesis—has always stuck out in my mind. Is Joseph insane? So God was doing "good" to him when his brothers beat him up and threw him in a pit? Or maybe God meant it for "good" when they sold him into slavery where he landed a nice, cushy job, until God did "good" to him

We've looked at myths and facts about domestic violence, and learned what it is and what sorts of things can potentially be abusive.  If it's really that bad, why do women stay in abusive relationships?  

Yesterday (10/5) was a special day for Madre.  A couple years ago, life shook around and everything turned upside down.  Nothing has been the same since -- except that I am still baptized and have a heavenly Father who loves me in Christ.  Clay Aiken's first album came out that week and a couple of songs really touched home for me.  Enjoy.

I am listening to Measure of a Man Release Date: 14 October, 2003

So what is abuse?  Where do you draw the line between potentially boorish behavior and abusiveness?  Abuse is not about just being violent, it is about seeking to control another person through means of fear.  There need not be a lot of actual violence for a relationship to be abusive.  The threat of violence is also a very effective way to gain and keep control,

The point of this morning's pop quiz was to highlight myths about domestic violence.  Those statistics, sadly, are not cited, but they were generally accepted among many websites I visited to gather them.  Here are some more statistics - with citations.

What is the reality of domestic violence?  How often does it happen?  Who is