CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS
GUNMAN AT STOCKTON SPRINGS ELEM. SCHOOL
School Threat Ends Peacefully
“Not really your typical day in first grade. It’s not something you want to do again.”
So said my niece in an E-mail with a link to a Bangor (Maine) Daily News report about the events surrounding her day at Stockton Springs Elementary School, which has eighty-five students in grades first through fifth, and eleven teachers and staff .
Gunman Randall Hofland entered the school about 8:30 a.m., and attempted to coerce two children into (more…)
Why women stay in abusive relationships: Is this the right question?
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CAROLYN’S COMPOSTITIONS
WHY WOMEN STAY IN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS:
IS THIS THE RIGHT QUESTION?
Why would a woman who’s been savagely beaten by her boyfriend run right back into his arms?
That was the question people asked when singer Rihanna, who not only didn’t press charges after her boyfriend (singer Chris Brown) allegedly assaulted her in February, but may have even reconciled with him.
It’s a question asked repeatedly by persons familiar with any abuse situation where the victim returns to a dangerous situation. And it’s a hard situation for most people to understand.
Most often, the abused woman’s self-esteem is (more…)