Blog Posts on physical abuse

Something I Can't Understand by Another Dimension on May 6, 2012Prior to each worth-reading post I always try to understand what I am going to talk about. There are...

[From the web] Human trafficking simplified: lawyer defines offenses for media practitioners -GMA News by hronlineph.com on Apr 12, 2012Human trafficking simplified: lawyer defines offenses for media practitioners. R. A. DIOQUINO March 26, 2012 Dubbed as “modern-day slavery,” human trafficking affects millions of individuals and families around the world, most of whom wer...

[In the news] Emotional abuse: Most common type of domestic violence -GMA News by hronlineph.com on Mar 9, 2012Emotional abuse: Most common type of domestic violence Veronica Pulumbarit, GMA News March 10, 2012 The Pinoy Abroad section of GMA News Online is running a series of articles on gender-based violence to help empower women and enlighten men. We now t...

BEWARE OF MONSTER YAYA!!! by Speaking One's Mind on Dec 8, 2011This morning, I had a conversation with my lady friend about her daughter who happens to be my godchild. Just recently, one of her two nannies reported that her 2 years old daughter was being physically abused by the other in a way as what we normall...

About Domestic Violence by applegrace: Rockstar on Jun 17, 2011When do you actually draw the line? From a simple argument that leads to physical hurting and leads to abuse.How do you differentiate? There is no need to. Abuse does not only mean physical abuse. It takes all possible forms of it, physical, mental,...

Subjunctive Mood by Ay Abaw! on Jan 8, 2011Would I rather have been in your stip ins? And waited 65 more years, after 6 babies and the requisite episiotomies? Or  Would you rather have been in my sneakers? And suffered the indignity of having a voodoo stick exploring a sacred or...

Villa beaches strike again by Ay Abaw! on May 18, 2010Ugh! But I thought I was so over the drama!Why do I keep getting hooked?!Just last weekend, I told Mother Earth, "Relax, it's a cycle, remember? Honeymoon period ain't probably over yet."Well, today, sorry, honeymoon really is over. And I choose to...

Catharsis by Ay Abaw! on Mar 16, 2010Today this drama is (technically) over.I've never had a saga like this and my pain management strategy keeps tipping to FAIL all the time. Imagine a week not crying because you just want to seem strong to the other who needs you. Zombieland. And my h...

. . . by Ay Abaw! on Mar 4, 2010I learned many things today.Love and gratitude.Love and gratitude.Love and gratitude.

when pupils behave badly by She Teaches on Aug 28, 2009I’ve just read the book “A Child Called It” by Dave Pelzer and although I find most of the things in it unbelievable, I was not able to stop myself from being so moved by the story. I’ve read the book in one sitting and in that one sitting; I...