She described him as a drinker and wife abuser who was also a patriot who served as a militia captain during the Revolutionary War. |
After all, few women would knowingly choose a sexual abuser as their gynecologist. |
When women pluck up the courage to leave a violent or abusive relationship, they often find their abuser turns to the law, Tagg explained. |
The reality was that he was a vile child abuser who deserved whatever criticism he got. |
The confrontational approach can backfire, ultimately fueling resistance on the part of the substance abuser. |
Even those daughters who identified their fathers as the abuser blamed their mothers for failing to protect them. |