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You can’t rationalize with an irrational person

ByKaren McAndless-Davis February 8, 2015February 10, 2015

Jill and I see women working very hard to communicate with their partners. Women try to explain themselves and be rational with their partners. But the problem is that their partners are abusive and abuse is not rational. Abuse is about power and control. It is about diminishing the other person and “winning” the argument….

Abusive Men – Blame Shifting Ninjas

ByKaren McAndless-Davis February 6, 2015February 10, 2015

Abusive men have patterns to their behaviour. One of those patterns is that they tend to shift blame from themselves and on to others – particularly their partners. They hone their blame shifting skills to a very high level. For example, a man might blame his failure to live up to a responsibility (like picking…