Abused women share their stories of #WhyIStayed and #WhyILeft

http://twitter.com/#!/chelsea_elisa/status/509154658708115456

Lost among much of the discussion of Ray Rice and the termination of his contract with the Baltimore Ravens today was the fact that the woman shown being knocked unconscious in the elevator was Rice’s fiancée at the time, and the two soon married. Why would Janay Rice stay with such an abusive man? Many women told their own stories on Twitter Monday under the hashtags #WhyIStayed and #WhyILeft.

http://twitter.com/#!/lintacious/status/509166393259212800

http://twitter.com/#!/blowticious/status/509133665860079617

http://twitter.com/#!/chelsea_elisa/status/509130072729862144

http://twitter.com/#!/NurseGerri/status/509169266554585089

http://twitter.com/#!/KristieHelms/status/509169107955372032

http://twitter.com/#!/LiLo1/status/509168895350288384

http://twitter.com/#!/ohnopaige/status/509168639707066368

http://twitter.com/#!/full_mooncrazy/status/509168468436865024

http://twitter.com/#!/AMarie9619/status/509168305505304576

http://twitter.com/#!/GOPMommy/status/509167686002409472

http://twitter.com/#!/lisaevictoria/status/509167005568483328

http://twitter.com/#!/lintacious/status/509166893195091968

I stayed because he had all the money.

I stayed because I thought he would change.
#WhyIStayed— Kimberly S. Brusk (@peaceforus4ever) September 09, 2014

http://twitter.com/#!/jaxsaid/status/509171082730176512

http://twitter.com/#!/kim0512/status/509170803527536640

http://twitter.com/#!/PamAuble/status/509170336223744000

http://twitter.com/#!/GeorgiasJuice/status/509172558382784514

http://twitter.com/#!/PeaceAndCheese/status/509171968877539328

http://twitter.com/#!/carey_mercier/status/509171451858276352

http://twitter.com/#!/NicoleAuerbach/status/509167779719950336

 

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Abused women share their stories of #WhyIStayed and #WhyILeft