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way. …And irresponsible, but not always, so I
held on. However, things waxed worse the last
four years of our marriage. He became
increasingly angry,” rage-ful” …and deceit that
time. …him not being a provider.”
After praying, hoping and fasting for him to
change… I tried one last attempt to hold our
family together during a 4th of July holiday. He
proceeded to break my hand in front of our
children and punched our very small, skinny son
in the head because he did not pet our growling
dog fast enough.” My son was knocked out …as I
ran to his aid, catching him before he hit the
floor. My oldest was on crutches, limping and
trying to find the "hidden" emergency pre-paid
cell phone I'd bought her just in case he raged
upon us and the police needed to be called. …He
literally knocked him out and had his fist balled
up to punch him again. …I intercepted the last
punch.
“The broken bones in my hand, my son's
concussion, the fear in my baby girl’s eyes as she
backed up to the door to run out of the house:
That was it for me! I could no longer deny that
he
was
a
Monster
indeed!”
“My oldest finally made it to the steps with the
little cricket phone to dial 911. She cried out
‘CALL THE POLICE NOW MOM!! That was the
end of the road for me! All I needed after that
was the strength to get a PFA … (protection from
abuse order), and money for a divorce.”

“He was, however, careful to
not let anyone catch a real
glimpse of our private lives."
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Question: The obvious
question is, how did
your church leadership
help, if at all? Were you
able to share your
pains freely with them?
(Left) Lynn Littlejohn, (Cener) Rochelle Wallace,
(Right) Ysidra Kyles

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