tarheellvr
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good morning quera.....I wish more of us were here in support of Janet.
Good morning everybody!
Thankfully you did get her home.:blowkiss:Listening to this trial, I'm reminded of our daughter right after she got out of college. She was working, had an apt, and her boyfriend soon moved in. Always small boned, she looked a lot like Janet did. Already thin, we began to notice she was losing weight. When I mentioned it to her, she had excuses...."my new job is so demanding, "I work out more than I used to", etc.
We finally found out her boyfriend wasn't working at all and our daughter was supporting the two of them. My husband exploded and wanted to confront him and I begged him not to. We had to maintain a good relationship and not "push her more in his arms". We found out she was eating mac & cheese and noodles in order to meet her monthly expenses....this explained the weight loss. I made every effort to stay close to her through phone calls, visits, email, etc. We never talked when she was home unless he wasn't there.She finally told me he was verbally abusive to her and I listened, all the while letting her know how I felt and told her many times she would always have a home with us, no matter how old she was. Our relationship was close and we communicated every day. After a few months she called, in tears and extremely upset and wanted us to come get her. We immediately drove 2 hrs and brought her and her belongings home. She told us he had picked her up, held her against the wall with his hand/arm across her throat. He had repeatedly called her worthless, useless, not worth a damn, no longer attractive, and sexually, she turned him off. He beat her down verbally over and over. He controlled her and her life, keeping her from friends, going through her mail, etc.
Thank god we got her home....thank god she didn't end up like Janet.
God bless Janet....I like to think of her now, where ever she is, smiling, happy, free, and in total peace.
Listening to this trial, I'm reminded of our daughter right after she got out of college. She was working, had an apt, and her boyfriend soon moved in. Always small boned, she looked a lot like Janet did. Already thin, we began to notice she was losing weight. When I mentioned it to her, she had excuses...."my new job is so demanding, "I work out more than I used to", etc.
We finally found out her boyfriend wasn't working at all and our daughter was supporting the two of them. My husband exploded and wanted to confront him and I begged him not to. We had to maintain a good relationship and not "push her more in his arms". We found out she was eating mac & cheese and noodles in order to meet her monthly expenses....this explained the weight loss. I made every effort to stay close to her through phone calls, visits, email, etc. We never talked when she was home unless he wasn't there.She finally told me he was verbally abusive to her and I listened, all the while letting her know how I felt and told her many times she would always have a home with us, no matter how old she was. Our relationship was close and we communicated every day. After a few months she called, in tears and extremely upset and wanted us to come get her. We immediately drove 2 hrs and brought her and her belongings home. She told us he had picked her up, held her against the wall with his hand/arm across her throat. He had repeatedly called her worthless, useless, not worth a damn, no longer attractive, and sexually, she turned him off. He beat her down verbally over and over. He controlled her and her life, keeping her from friends, going through her mail, etc.
Thank god we got her home....thank god she didn't end up like Janet.
God bless Janet....I like to think of her now, where ever she is, smiling, happy, free, and in total peace.
Which site are ya'all watching the video's of the days testimony? thanks!
I wonder if they are going to have Raven testify.