Article: ?They Should Have Beat Me More? - The Cycle Of Physical Abuse
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?They Should Have Beat Me More? - The Cycle Of Physical Abuse
In December, 2005, I conducted a two-day workshop with men who had recently been released from prison for domestic violence. With the men were their wives, as well as the father of a batterer who was still in prison.
The father, Douglas, sat in front of me, sharing his childhood experiences.
?My momma was a very loving woman ? a big-hearted, hard working loving woman,? he told me. From my many years of counseling, I knew that my definition of love and his definition of love were likely very different.
?Did she ever beat you?? I asked.
?Oh yeah. She beat me all the time. My daddy beat my momma and my momma beat me. But she beat me because I was bad. I was really bad. Maybe if she had beat me more, I wouldn?t have been so bad.?
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