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“It’s hard to speak into a friend’s life when you’re uncertain about a situation. To complicate matters, domestic abuse often means there’s danger. The situations are challenging. Walking with these tender souls takes patience and gentle persistence.” - TGC

Discussion

Mon, 05/24/21

My parents’ marriage was destroyed in part by domestic violence, and one of the huge realities is that in these cases, walking away from a bad situation is believed to be walking away from one’s whole life. So pushing someone to walk away is in a very real way akin to pushing them off a cliff.

I would also guess that it could be very helpful to have some resources lined up for the hypothetical case that could become very literal. “We have a place for you to live, we know who can help you with healthcare/legal issues/etc…..whenever you are ready.”

Aspiring to be a stick in the mud.