Sheriff's Office: ‘You always hurt the one you love’ by Jim Ruth
Bradley County Sheriff Feb 09, 2014 | 392 views | 0 0
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the writer penned those words, I don’t think he had domestic
violence in mind at all. There are those among us who are still
prone to hurt those in their own household. Yet, some get drunk
or drugged up and become physically abusive to their spouse.
This abuser is usually the husband or live-in boyfriend abusing
the woman of the house. Much more rare is the man being abused
by the woman. Yet, it does happen, along with elder abuse and
grown children fighting and threatening their parents or vice
versa.  Many times the woman feels trapped in these situations
because of her lack of finances, or maybe shame. Often there are
children in the home, which further complicates the situation.
A retired lady laughs when she tells about having a fuss with
her husband, how she gathered her two young boys and headed home
to mama. Her mother