The question, 'Why does she stay?' is code for some people for, 'It's her fault for staying,' as if [domestic violence] victims intentionally choose to fall in love with men intent upon destroying us. — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
Our culture encourages women to nurture men, making it predictable that many experience a seductive empathy for abusive men, as well as the misguided hope that love can obliterate an ugly past. — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
It's incredibly dangerous to leave an abuser, because the final step in the domestic violence pattern is: kill her. — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
If there is one thing the psychic taught me, it's that people and events are rarely who and what we think they are. They… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
The question, 'Why does she stay?' is code for some people for, 'It's her fault for staying,' as if [domestic violence] victims intentionally choose… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
My husband worked on Wall Street and was an Ivy League graduate as well. In our world, we were the last couple you'd imagine… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
Domestic abuse happens only in intimate, interdependent, long-term relationships - in other words, in families - the last place we would want or expect… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
What every new parent needs.a ton of expert advice, presented with humor and zero negativity, from two moms who instantly feel like your best… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
Our culture encourages women to nurture men, making it predictable that many experience a seductive empathy for abusive men, as well as the misguided… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
I did not know that the first step in any domestic violence relationship is to seduce and charm the victim. I also did not… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
My mom is one of my role models in a complicated way. I learned from her how to be a good mom. She was… — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
The most important experience for learning to be a mother is your own mom's experience. — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
Family violence is a criminal act; perpetrators, while often former victims themselves, need to accept culpability. — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
We should hold abusers — and no one else — responsible for the damage they inflict. — Leslie Morgan Steiner Copy Share Image
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