Messages By: christab

We are not talking about all those nice people who are Muslim and/or Arabic.  We are talking about the lunatic boyfriend that Katherine is living with.   There IS something wrong with him.  That is what we are talking about. 

And somebody mentioned earlier that the majority of the terrorists that we hear about are from those areas. Those areas that have different standards of conduct than the majority of towns here in the west.  That's all.  Basically, there isn't a whole lot of beheading going on here in the States, but it seems to most of us over here that beheadings and the like happen relatively frequently over in the Middle East.  That's all I'm saying.  It seems that where Katherine is, there is a greater chance that she could get harmed than in most other places.

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I just wanted to mention that I am in the Army and I have many friends who have spent much time in Arab countries.  Everyone of them has told me stories about how warm and friendly the people are there.  They don't show that on the news.  A lot of the Soldiers over there have good times and really enjoy meeting and getting to know the children and families in Iraq, Kwuait and Afganistan and many other countries.  There are LOTS of good people there. 

But they have roadside bombings over there, we don't have that stuff here.  Sure it could happen here, but it certainly doesn't seem to be happening here as often as it does in the Middle East. 

Plus, again that boyfriend of hers is no prize and it's defenetly not worth possibly getting blown up on her way to the grocery store for  a life with him.

So I soppose when he bit her and kicked her ...that was all in the name of love? 

and when he called her trash names like slut and bitch....those were terms of endearment?

What a beautiful country THAT IS!?!?!

I am so glad I live in America and don't have to get that kind of "love" from men in any of the countries with those kind of values and customs.

God Bless America.

Huh?  Who?

You're missing the point.  See here, in Amereica, it is not common place to do the horriffic things that go on in other cultures. 

Do not attempt to compare the crimes that go on here in the US with the inhumane torture that goes on elsewhere...K?   Nobody is goig to buy into that.

Hi Square :)  This one area where I agree with you. I also think it is important for men to know that they too should speak out when they are being abused and that they don't have to take it.  That there are resources and support for them too.

I feel the young man on the show should just move on, be involved with his children and make a new life for himself.  He is one of those young and dumb guys.  I am sure he is a nice guy but he needs to grow a little and learn how to handle anger. There is probably hope for him...but not in that relationship.  The milk is already sour. 

I was in a physically abusive marriage once as well so, speaking from experience, my heart goes out to Erin.  She is so young also and with age comes experience.  Not everybody is meant to get married so young, true some youn men and women can pull it off and be good at it, but it takes a lot of maturity.   Most young people just don't have that.

I wish them all the best though.  God Bless

When would he have had any time to help around the house?  He was working 2 or 3 jobs at a time to support the household.  And with all his sleeping around I doubt he had much time for anything else.  So if he is sopposed to bear all the financial responsibility and do that he has to work multiple jobs, why then should he be expected to clean the house as well.  Is there nothing that Erin is sopposed to do in the home besides get knocked up every year? 

When woman slap men, that is abuse.  It does happen all the time.  I know everyone is entiled to their opinion but opinion is not fact.   And I am willing to bet that actually there are ALOT more women battering men than we think.

I just wanted to respond here because, what you said, makes it sound like woman battering men isn't an issue we should be concerned with.  When really it is just as important.  There ARE many mean and abusive women out there that think just becuase they are women they can get away with it.

That is just the way I see it.  Personally, I feel that even if just a handful of men are being battered by women that is just as much cause for serious intervention as when women are abused.