Intimate Partner Violence: There is a way out.

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In the beginning the relationship was amazing. The perfect man, a doting and protective boyfriend. Family and friends envied the relationship and found him to every charming. He was tall, handsome, well-educated with so much in common. With him there was never a boring moment, finally the man every woman dreams of meeting. Whenever he’s around, you hear wedding bells and feel in your heart the two of you will live happily ever after.

One day everything changes. What started out as a healthy amount of jealousy and concern has slowly turned into something else entirely. The calls and texts to make sure all is well has increased, along with the need to know where you are and what you are doing. A minor disagreement turns into an argument, as you try to leave so the two of you may calm down and continue the conversation when both of you…

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The Tale of a Sociopath

Suzie Speaks

I read an article this morning that announced plans to give jail time to people who emotionally abuse their spouses.

About bloody time.

When I was at University I became involved with someone who turned out to be a sociopath. He never laid a finger on me – he attempted to on one occasion but after pinning him up against a wall and telling him in no uncertain terms that certain appendages would be removed if he went anywhere near me again from that point on he stayed well away…

I met A through a friend, during quite a low point in my life. He wasn’t my type at all physically, and he was quite effeminate, but he was nice to me and always seemed to say the right thing at the right time. We seemed to have so much in common, he made me laugh and he would arrive…

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Rape is not legitimate!!! What the F@#$ is wrong with you?

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My Self-Imposed Prison

Author Tour Blog

First of all I would like to say thank you Annie for including me in the Author Blog Tour.

Now for those of you who really don’t know me, I am Theresa Moretimer, Author. Now…I shall answer your questions Annie

 

1) If you were beginning your writing career today what would you do differently?

I would promote my books a few months before they came out. In the beginning I didn’t really know how important advertising my books was before they came out.

 

2) What’s the one thing about you that might surprise the reader? 

I love horror and romance novels but write mystery.suspense/thrillers LoL.

 

3) Tell us a little about your main character in your latest book. 

Kelly Price is a domestic violence victim. She believes that by taking out a protective order she will be safe from her husband, Eric. However, after receiving several strange phone calls, prowlers in her yard and threats, she begins to wonder if she is. She is trying to shield her children from what is happening as she tries to figure it out for herself. Now she has to become a detective of sorts to find out who wants her dead and why.

 

4) What are some of your favorites; Color, Food, Place? 

Ahh…Favorite colors. I have a few of them LoL. I love green, blue, and silver and several others.

Food, now that’s another where I have a lot of favorites, especially the ones that don’t like me LoL. Pizza, Lasagna, Sour Beef and Dumplings, a good juicy, messy hamburger, baked chicken and roast beef.

My favorite place? That is anywhere on the water or on a horse and with my kids. I always feel at home on the water, at the beach, the lake. It’s like all my worries disappear, especially if I have the chance to go horseback riding on the beach. And yes, that is my other favorite place, in the woods on a trail ride, or just a ride through the pasture. 

Day 13: 100 Days Happy

Beyond Victim

Today I’m happy to see, I mean right before my very eyes, the characteristics of generosity, selflessness, and compassion being displayed by my oldest child. I’ve raised him, loved him, taught him, and I’ll admit it’s mostly been through trial and error. I’m thinking it’s usually this way with a first born, but what do I know. Nothing in my world is the norm so for all I know this is just me. But I’ve praying nearly daily that the lessons have sank in. That he’ll turn into this amazing man and grow to greatness. I can happily say I see evidence of prayers answered more often then not. I am beyond happy today, I’m thankful.

I am not a religious woman. I”m a spiritual woman, but I don’t consider myself to be deeply religious (that’s another topic, another post). But today I’m thanking God for this blessing. For allowing me…

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100 Days of Happy Day #1

Beyond Victim

It seems that I only post when things are horrible and I’m feeling overwhelmed. I’ve been thinking about that these past few weeks because things have been so very hard. And it brought me to a different thought: 

Happiness isn’t a destination, it’s a state of mind. 

Quite often I’ve heard people say, “I’ll be happy if…..” and I’ve been one of those people more often than not. I’ve come to the conclusion that I sink myself into depression even farther and I’m not happy as often as I can be simply because I’ve chosen not to be. I know you’re asking why would anyone choose not to be happy? Well it’s definitely not a conscious choice. I don’t think to myself, “self, what can you do to be unhappy today?” Definitely not. But the decision is in the thoughts I allow myself to have and dwell on. It’s in…

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Tom’s Tales – Chapter 9: Burning Ambition‏

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18665849-tom-s-tales

I remember Mum saying how quiet I was in the car, as we drove back from Tom’s house. I think she knew that I was feeling sad, because I wouldn’t be seeing him again for a long time. At least I had his address and I could write. So I did write to Tom. I told him how much I’d enjoyed our times together, and how much I was looking forward to seeing him again. I shared my innermost thoughts with him, my hopes and dreams. There was nothing I felt I couldn’t tell him about.

I was so excited when I received letters back from him. His handwriting was a bit scrawly, but I could read it easily enough. He wrote in the same way as he spoke – in a deeply personal and confidential way. He made me feel as if I was the most important person in the world and that the things he told me about were secrets that only we could share. He asked me about so many different things: how I was getting on in my chess competitions; whether Kate and Megan were doing all right at school; when I’d be seeing my dad again. He was interested in the ordinary everyday things that made up my life.

I sent him a Christmas card that year, but I was disappointed when I didn’t get one back. In fact, the last letter I received from Old Tom was just before Christmas. In my mind’s eye, I can still see the postman delivering it in the snow. As he came along our path the snow was almost up to the top of his wellington boots. We often had deep snowdrifts where I lived, in those days.

After a few weeks with no word from Tom, I asked my mum to take me to his house. I wanted to make sure he was all right. She said she was happy to take me and I could tell that she was concerned too. I had been knocking on the door for a while, when one of his neighbors came out and said that he hadn’t been well. He told us that one of his sons had taken him to stay with him and his family over Christmas, till he got better. I knew it must have been Harry, since Charlie lived alone. I remember being disappointed because I didn’t have his address.

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TOM’S TALES is a short novel comprising a collection of tales of the unexpected, mysteries which have no easy or rational explanation. The story unfolds in the context of a relationship between a somewhat strange character called Old Tom and a young boy called Len, who goes to Greenbank Meadow looking for conkers. Len is so fascinated by the unusual tale the old man tells him during that first encounter that he returns, week after week, hoping to hear a new story each time he returns.
Each of Tom’s tales has a surprising ending. But there are also some twists and turns in store for the reader as the book comes to its conclusion. Len develops a love of stories and books from the old man, and over time this transforms his life. Life is certainly full of surprises.
TOM’S TALES is Colin Albin’s first novel. Following a cardiac arrest at a football match, in March 3013, he gave up his business in order to devote his time to writing

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