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I WALKED AWAY FROM ABUSE

I THINK that the problem with gender-based violence is that many men don’t consider themselves abusers and so they don’t see themselves as part of the problem.

My late husband would scream into my ear until it was ringing. He’d hide my wallet and car keys and return them a few days later when he was fed-up with doing the school run and errands. With an abuser, it’s all about control. But had

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