Absolutely! It has cycled through my family for generations and my father's pathetic excuse that "this is how I was raised" is as stupid and weak as "I'm Scottish, that's why I have a bad temper". NO. Just no.

Oh jesus, the chain of abuse being passed on to future generations makes me sick and sad. This shit occurred in my family and it stops with me and my siblings. It will not get passed on.

If she was like me and grew up being abused her whole life, she was probably primed mentally and emotionally for this kind of relationship. I hope she gets the strength and resources to leave him and does so safely.

I hope she can leave him safely. People like that often seek revenge against the victim who tries to leave.

Lol, someone needs to tell Stephen Smith that provocation is not a defense. It's the first thing you learn in law school. It's like Fisher Price Law School 101.

Reading this made me shudder. I call it the Ultimate Judas - betrayal of one's own sex due to internalized sexism and misogyny.

I remember making these kind of apologies when I was in an abusive relationship. This breaks my heart.

I'm choosing not to believe this because I'd rather never find out the true identity of Jack the Ripper. It just feels so...anti-climactic.

To people who have a basic bitch sense of humor and like to throw around the "it's just a joke" when they attempt a funny at someone else's expense that is hurtful, I always respond with: a joke is something that is actually funny (RAPE IS NEVER FUNNY) and it is not at someone else's expense. You have fucking failed…

Look it's a young Brian Williams!

I agree. I see a lot of similarities between this family and the Vine "stars" vying for a contract. Anyone can be famous regardless of talent (COUGH Kim Kardashian COUGH) and it's so fucking boring at this point.

I am so glad these videos have never shown up on my fb feed.

Absolutely! I remember meeting a fellow shortly after I broke up with my ex who became a great friend for a short period of time and he said that I have an indomitable spirit and I will never forget that. It was the best thing anyone could ever say because I've been through things that would break other people in…

Thank you so much! I feel the same way, I am on my way to a waaaaay better life than being chained up to a dying star.

I would 100% help her carry that mattress. I think this is a great idea!

Holy shit, that wasn't even the icing on the cake. I could tell you so much fuckery I was involved in and that happened that would make Bonnie and Clyde look like Ken and Barbie. I can't believe where I was at mentally when I was with him. I was re-reading my old journals during that shit-show and one entry would read…

I feel like every one of her marriages is a sham, including the current one.

Jesus, I'm so so sorry your sister went through that and had to live with the residual effects. I can certainly relate to that. Just because it ends and you stop it doesn't mean that the worst is over, sometimes it just begins and it's so difficult to express. I still hear the comments he made to me about my body, my…

Holy shit this reminds me of the worst relationship I was in with this man-child. He was raised by an anti-feminist, woman-hating mother who HATED me and any woman who didn't hate herself and ascribe to a stereotypical "angel of the house" image. What made it worse was that I gained the respect of her family (his…

One of the groups that have to be trained not to drink in excess are women