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Boyfriend Bullies and Controls a Willing Victim

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Sometimes, even successful women give up their own identities and slowly accept boyfriends controlling their lives.  These women give up their independence and become willing victims.  A mild example was described by Dr. Irene S. Levine.  The bullying may start immediately, but usually there’s a step-by-step process of boundary pushing and giving in.  The bully’s […]

Abusive, Manipulative Husbands Who Control Their Wives

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

Reports of abusive husbands, who beat and even kill their wives, gather lots of publicity and create huge outcries, as they should.  For example, there are two recent reports from Buffalo, New York and Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.  I hope these guys and any others who do such heinous things to other people, including wives, get […]

Stop bullying by your boyfriend’s daughter

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Sherry has noticed a pattern between her boyfriend, Robert, and his teen aged daughter.  Whenever Sherry and Robert have special plans, his daughter insists that she needs Robert to take care of her.  If he won’t change the plans, the girl throws a fit, gets hysterical and says that Robert doesn’t love her anymore.
Robert immediately […]

A narcissistic, stealth bullying boyfriend justifies his internet porn

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Julie (late 30’s) had been living with Harry (also late 30’s) for 6 months when she discovered that he often snuck off to his computer room in the middle of the night to look at internet porn.  They both have good jobs and Julie says the sex is good, so what’s with Harry?
Harry says that […]

7 Signs of narcissistic control-freaks

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

Narcissistic control-freaks rule!  They think.
Some narcissistic personalities are so over the top that it’s easy to detect them.  You’ll follow your gut reaction and get away as fast as you can.
But watch out.  If you’re not careful, stealthy narcissists will take over your life – at home, in relationships, at work.  Are you sure you […]

How to stop a controlling boyfriend

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

Sometimes, even experienced people don’t recognize control-freaks until they’re in a relationship so far that they have to fight fiercely to get free.
Madge was divorced, without children and had established a good career.  She’d purchased a house she loved and had a wide circle of professional and personal friends who admired and respected her intelligence, […]

Case Study: Dealing with a righteous, angry, bullying friend

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Dana thought her new friend Tracy had a strong personality.  Tracy always knew what was right and knew how she deserved to be treated.  She could always justify why her standards were the right ones.  If anyone didn’t live up to Tracy’s rules and logic, she let them have it.
She was even right when she […]

Is non-violent resistance really effective against bullies?

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

The success of Mahatma Gandhi and non-violent protest or non-violent resistance is often cited as absolute proof that such non-violent methods can defeat oppression and stop bullies.  That idea is often linked to the assertions that the world was a simpler place back when people came together face to face, a small group of committed […]

Should Parents Crack Down on Teasing?

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

In his post on the Wall Street Journal Blog, “Should Parents Crack Down on Teasing?”, John J. Edwards III asks if parents are cracking down too much on teasing.  Comments ranged from the need for children to learn to fight back to the need for children to learn empathy and tolerance.  Also, there was no […]

Talking to your kids about Cyberbullying

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

In her article in the Wall Street Journal on December 17, 2008, “Talking to your kids about Cyberbullying,” Sue Shellenbarger writes about the difficulties of dealing with cyberbullies.

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