Keep On Truckin'

I thought of something else. . . . I hope it's not too insulting.

Some women stay with abusive partners sustained with a memory of how things used to be.

Hanging on to a moldy loaf of bread will not sustain a person. Once the mold starts growing, no matter how good the bread used to be, it will only grow more mold and become less nurturing.

How frustrating it is to have the knowledge and experience to know where it will lead, and to have it fall on deaf ears. I'm not saying I blame the victim, but after so many incidents, I feel like there has to be something the woman is getting out of it. Some people are hooked on having drama in their life. It's exciting and it gets people's attention. The Jenifers out in the world may not necessarily enjoy the drama, but may enjoy the attention and sympathy it is guaranteed to get them from other people. Also, the world is full of beautiful, deserving, women who don't feel worthy of better.

I have a very good friend who is still going to marry a man that smashed her son's head through a wall, and strangled her and punched her face, and has tampered with her car every now and then so she can't leave home. She is beautiful, and extremely intelligent, but thinks she's already invested 4 years into this man and doesn't want to have wasted her time. She was also arrested for not testifying against him in her own case, he spent 6 months in jail for what he did to her, and he blames her for his jail time. I love her and after so much time, and the universe hitting her over the head with signs that he's not the one, it's hard to not get angry with her. I know she knows better.

I know Jennifer knows better, too. And like I said, I'm not blaming the victim, but it's hard for me to not get mad. Beat me once, shame on you. Beat me twice, shame on me. When she is finally ready to be totally in charge and responsible for her own life, instead of letting her life be a series of events that keeps happening to her, she will get out. And, oh, what a force to be reckoned with she will be then. She will be amazing.
I sincerely hope she has enough time left to get to that point.

Okay. Seriously. What book did you lift this from?

You're right about all of it except number 10 and 11. I am female and do not dress up unless it's been a while since I've done it and need to feel pretty.

And according to you, I look great in the morning.

Wonderful descriptions here, Jim. Bravo!!!!

I think I have a beter picture.

I am embarassed for you. Putting this up here. Thinking it's deep or something. There isn't enough room in the room for how much my eyes are rolling. But it's all right--you're a good kisser.