I am really grateful that I don't have to fulfill today's assignment. Oprah sent a message to anyone in an abusive relationship: "This is a message to you today to do something about it—to let her life be an example for your life, to take her strength and her bravery and her courage and allow you to have the same." The "her" to whom Oprah was referring was a woman who had been burned alive by her violent, crazy husband. After the fact, the victim said she could see warning signs which she ignored. Those were the signals that Oprah wanted women to act upon. It was a hard show to watch, but also impressive. Yvette, today's guest, was a really amazing person. I remember seeing this when it aired in 2006 and I cringed internally when I found out I'd be watching it again. Still, I'm glad I did.
I actually breathed a sigh of relief when I saw tomorrow's rerun is a fluffy one. I could use something to cleanse my palate after today's show.
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I saw that show and was horrified to realize that many of those red flags had gone up in my own relationship (w/ my fiance at the time). They stuck with me and about a month later I left him. Now that there's some distance there I KNOW in my heart he would have begun beating me once we were married.
thank you so much for sharing that. i really hope that women who are currently in relationships with men like your old fiance were inspired to get out. what an incredibly scary situation to be in...and to feel so trapped, with so few choices. i'm so glad you got out before it was too late. xoLO
Me too. He hadn't actually hit me yet, but pushed me and threw heavy objects..and we were fighting over silly control issues and there were some more things, but that's the gist of it. I knew after watching that show that he would only get worse after the wedding.
Thanks Oprah.
that_girl, i've go a couple close girlfriends who have been in the same boat. i get so angry at men who use fear to dominate women. it makes me tear up just to think about it. xoLO
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