| Re: Need to help my friend
Virgo,
I'm very sorry to hear that your friend, and her daughter, have been put through so much abuse. I can't even begin to imagine what it must have been like for them. I'm sure that your friend is greatful to have you in her corner, supporting her through all of this :-).
My best advice would be to tell your friend to stick to her guns. She at least needs to get away from the situation in order to 1.) protect herself, and her daughter, from further abuse and 2.) to get a clearer, more objective, persective on how to proceed. While it's wonderful that her husband seems to be remorseful for all the pain that he's caused her and her daughter, I would still tend to be skeptical about his motivations and potential for abuse in the future. After all, people don't change over night. There have to be some deep-seated issues which have caused him to behave so horrendously toward his wife and daughter and, I'm sure, other people. What prompted him to become so remorseful all of a sudden? In your opinion, does he seem genuine about it? The bottom line here is that your friend and her daughter do not derserve to be abused, and they shouldn't continue to live with a person with this sort of track record, unless he agrees to some counseling/therapy, etc. to allow him to work out all of his issues. Even then, I would still be very concerned about their safety and well being, and advise that they take things very slowly with him.
Colleen
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