Comments on: Thought of the Day – Domestic Violence http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/ World Outside my Window is a blog about controversial topics, blogging, humor, daily life, and the world as I see it. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:57:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rose DesRochers http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-22345 Rose DesRochers Tue, 06 Feb 2007 01:19:08 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/#comment-22345 Rob, being the survivor of abuse I can tell you that I did fight back. The more I fought back the more violent he became. I'm guessing that you did not read my post '<a href="http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/16/dealing-with-bullying-emotional-and-physical-abuse/" rel="nofollow">Dealing with Bullying, Emotional and Physical Abuse</a>.' Again maybe you should be asking why the men abused your mother? Rob, being the survivor of abuse I can tell you that I did fight back. The more I fought back the more violent he became. I’m guessing that you did not read my post ‘Dealing with Bullying, Emotional and Physical Abuse.’

Again maybe you should be asking why the men abused your mother?

]]> By: Rob http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-22343 Rob Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:52:00 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/#comment-22343 Coming the male perspective - and having been raised by a single mom who was abused to some extent - my question is a bit different... I wonder why women will tolerate physical abuse and not retaliate. I don't care how big the man is, a cast-iron skillet trumps a fist any day. Answering violence with violence may not solve the problem, but it could certainly serve as a powerful deterrent to future acts of physical abuse... Coming the male perspective – and having been raised by a single mom who was abused to some extent – my question is a bit different…

I wonder why women will tolerate physical abuse and not retaliate. I don’t care how big the man is, a cast-iron skillet trumps a fist any day. Answering violence with violence may not solve the problem, but it could certainly serve as a powerful deterrent to future acts of physical abuse…

]]> By: wendy http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-21997 wendy Thu, 01 Feb 2007 03:09:50 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/#comment-21997 Excellent question! Now if we could just get our society as a whole to recognize the issue. The reasons why victims remain in the relationship are far to many and involved for me to go into here, however there are not strict enough consequences for the abusers and in my opinion, batterers intervention programs are not the answer. These programs will only work if the batterer truly recognizes their problem and want to change their behavior. Mandated a batterer to a program, when they believe they are entitled to abuser their partner, will not be the magic fix many believe it is. Excellent question! Now if we could just get our society as a whole to recognize the issue. The reasons why victims remain in the relationship are far to many and involved for me to go into here, however there are not strict enough consequences for the abusers and in my opinion, batterers intervention programs are not the answer. These programs will only work if the batterer truly recognizes their problem and want to change their behavior. Mandated a batterer to a program, when they believe they are entitled to abuser their partner, will not be the magic fix many believe it is.

]]> By: Marcia http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-21983 Marcia Wed, 31 Jan 2007 21:12:45 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/#comment-21983 I think both questions deserve equal time. . . I think both questions deserve equal time. . .

]]> By: Viola J. http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/comment-page-1/#comment-21917 Viola J. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:53:18 +0000 http://rosedesrochers.todays-woman.net/2007/01/30/thought-of-the-day-domestic-violence/#comment-21917 Very good question. However, I've known three relationships where women were the abusers and the husband stayed. Would they be staying for the same reasons as women in an abusive relationship. Something to think about. Very good question. However, I’ve known three relationships where women were the abusers and the husband stayed. Would they be staying for the same reasons as women in an abusive relationship.
Something to think about.

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