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Dynamics - Domestic Abuse

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There is one thing about my job as a reporter - I hear a lot and I see a lot. Sometimes it brings me joy - sometimes I learn about new subjects - and then sometimes the topic hits close to home .There is no way to get around that - Recently I've been reminded what it is like to be a victim - that woman who has called 911 out of fear there would be no more tomorrows and then once they arrive, worry about the man I loved. I know what it is like to be in that position - and now I also know what it is like to work with victims and feel so frustrated that they cannot appreciate their own worth as a human who deserves to live without fear. I tell people the first time I ever had to call 911 because of domestic violence  was in 2006 - and that is the truth. But, there's another truth - the first time the police ever responded to a call involving my ex husband and I was just after we were engaged. Yes, I should have known then but like what so many others think....I thought it

If I had my way - pondering poetic

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If I had my way Tomorrow would be a new day I would follow my heart Giving homage to life's art No more profit from sorrow No robbing Peter to Paul I borrow If I had my way Tomorrow would filled with play No more worries of the past Rather creating memories I want to last The joy within me, I know is there It would come out to take part in life's fair If I had my way Tomorrow I would fly away Off to explore a new land Feeling between my toes the warm sand My weariness would be gone Rested, I could write a beautiful new song If I had my way Tomorrow I would dance and sway Security's beat would be my tune Free I would be of this needed cocoon Soaring high my spirit would be Living the life I have dreamed of for me If I had my way People would know I am made of clay The rock that many say I am Is a shield that protects an emotional dam A surge of waves I hold back Because it's not time, I have to remain

Failure to Respond - Domestic Violence

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I am, so far, one of the lucky ones. I do not live in fear. The choices I make today are not formed from a mind swirling in chaos weighing the thoughts of "do I stay because I need to feed my children?" or "do I leave and flee into poverty to save my life?" While today I may be one of the lucky ones, six years ago I felt as if I was anything but that. I am not sure why I am one of the lucky ones - but I do know I am one of the few. I left with my life intact - it came close to me never breathing again - I am a lucky one. Zina Haughton , unfortunately, cannot say this. The threats her husband, her abuser, made against her life were carried out.  On the day she was murdered by her husband, two other women standing by her lost their lives - Seven in total had their lives changed. The headlines this week across the nation speak to the domestic violence - the murder suicide - that occurred last weekend in a spa near Milwaukee. Thousands of women read the storie

Rant - Troll attacks news anchor in LaCrosse

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Warning - I am about to go on a rant - Yesterday Wisconsin made national news and once again it's because of a white 40 something male  who believes he has all the answers - see the following video of Jennifer Livingston responding to a critique from a troll viewer of the morning news show on WKBT out of LaCrosse, WI.....and even though the viewer states he rarely watches, I consider him the definition of a troll as it appears he wants nothing but attention - I give this woman a lot of credit for facing the criticism and on camera to a society that is now pointing fingers at it's overweight segment. As she stated ---this man knows nothing about her other than what he "sees" on his television screen - It's important to keep that in mind as I go off on this rant - Today..actually a few minutes ago, I read on Jezebel that Mr. Troll responded yet once again - They stated he released another statement - he being Kenneth Krause a personal injury att