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July 6, 2002 Dear Doc,
I cannot remember when I first viewed your
sight. I came upon it searching for anything I could find on the
internet regarding verbal abuse. I want you to know it changed my
life. I am a very educated working woman who also volunteers
extensively in my child's school and social activities.
When I found your site I was at the lowest ebb
of my entire life. My husband had turned into a very abusive
alcoholic in the last ten years of our marriage. Even my closest
friends had no idea of what was happening at home until I decided to
leave.
Your website helped me see that I was not
alone in this situation and gave me the strength to walk out. I did
that on October 8, 2002.
It has not always been easy. I left a nice
huge home and now live in a one bedroom apartment with a loft that
I've made into my bedroom. My daughter was mortified of the "stigma"
associated with living in an apartment in our part of the world but we
have shown everyone that there is no shame associated with our
situation. I share this apartment with my wonderful 14 year old
daughter who has also grown stronger from this ordeal. I know you've
heard my story one hundred times but I felt a need to thank you and to
let you know that I often thank God for you in my prayers. We grow
stronger every day - with the strength I gained from your website and
the blessings that He has bestowed upon us we're living a wonderful
life! My daughter now knows that her parents did not have a normal
relationship - that the fights we had were not how other parents
disagree and the controlling actions of her father were not and are
not normal. I now have a comfort level that she will not grow up and
marry a man "just like Dad" as most little girls want to do.
Again, not everything is easy but the good
parts far outweigh the bad and/or hard parts and those bad and/or hard
parts were going to be there no matter what.
I am rambling - there is no appropriate way to
tell you thank you and have you understand that you really saved my
life and the life of my child. I feel I need to tell you EVERYTHING
(however, I know there's not room for an entire novel here on your
website) and I also know you've heard it all before but please indulge
me........
You not only saved my life but you saved the
life of a child who already knows she wants to be an attorney because
she has always been a mediator! She's an extremely intelligent child
- in a gifted program in her school and a very creative child.
Again, I ramble but I want you to know how
important your work is and to know just a bit more of the different
kinds of people you touch.
Thank you again - I feel I owe you so much
more but for now this will have to do!!
Marianne
Awwww Shucks!
Dear Marianne,
I can't tell you how much your letter touched
me. I am so happy you were able to use the material in a positive way.
The credit for the site goes not to me but to the many people, like
yourself, who have created so much of the content that helps people
set themselves free.
Thank you so much for your kind words.
May God bless you and yours, Doc
Everybody,
This site really IS about each and every
one of you who have contributed and contribute to the site daily. A
bunch of articles cannot influence others to the extent a bunch of
articles with masses of real people sharing their anguish, joy, and
everything in between can.
Thank you Marianne and to each and every
one of you who have left a little piece of yourselves on these pages
as your gift to others. Doc
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