by Paul Porter | Mar 22, 2021 | Domestic Violence
If there is a most important word in the previous blog it’s the word “you.” 23 “Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he...
by Paul Porter | Mar 9, 2021 | Domestic Violence, Leaving
Spring and New Beginnings Spring is the time of year when we think about new beginnings. Leaves are coming back to the trees, the weather gets a little warmer, birds come back from their winter hibernating and there’s a freshness in the air. When you recognize that...
by Paul Porter | Aug 13, 2019 | Domestic Violence
My mother had to be in control of everything and everyone. She would tell my father what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. Rather than cause a confrontation, he would just comply and consider it “his cross to bear.” Things with me were not much different than...
by Paul Porter | Aug 3, 2019 | Domestic Violence
Men Are Abuse Victims, too. In most cases Domestic Violence occurs in the lives of Women and is usually inflicted by a man. This could be a husband, partner, or friend. But I would like to give you a view of the other side of the coin if you will. I am now a 65-year...