Abuse Quote by Richelle E. Goodrich

“...my father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but…

— Gillian Flynn

“I remember the thing that caused the trauma, but I don't hold on to the trauma. I never let the memory of something painful…

— Trevor Noah

“One reason I didn’t hold any grudges or harsh feelings toward Dad must have been that my mother seldom blamed him—at least not to…

— Ben Carson M.D

“My mother didn't try to stab my father until I was six.”

— Alan Alda

“Mom and Dad drank a lot more, and their arguments became more frequent and more abusive. Dad was very non-physical during these arguments and…

— Sandi Gamble

“It stung, the notion that my child belonged more to her mother than to me, but I learned to accept it.”

— Shulem Deen

“Sometimes I caught my mother digging through old photo albums or staring at the wall or out the window. She’d get that look on…

— Sherman Alexie

“She felt indispensable and made no apologies. She allowed herself to accept her importance and this is something many of us mothers refuse to…

— Meg Meeker

“I? Why hadn’t I trusted myself? Because I’d trusted the woman across the street instead, that’s why. That grown up. That Assistant Principal. So…

— Kristen D. Randle

“In the silence that followed, I was aware of just how much I wished things were different. I wanted to be able to talk…

— Morgan Matson

“My mother picked me up in her arms, touching my checks comforting my distress. I stared into her eyes and held her hair in…

— Joseph McGinnis

Mom sobbed something into Dad's chest that I wish I hadn't heard, and that I hope she never finds out that I did hear.…

— John Green