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    Kiss'd: Kept in Silence Surviving Divorce
    Kiss'd: Kept in Silence Surviving Divorce
    Kiss'd: Kept in Silence Surviving Divorce
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    Kiss'd: Kept in Silence Surviving Divorce

    By Lady T

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    What do you do when youve been married to a man for 30 years and he becomes a different person to you? You become afraid for your life but youre having a hard time of letting go, of deciding if you should leave. If you stay you may become a statistic, and/or a victim.

    I chose to stay because we had longevity and years of memories, which was probably not a good reason. I didnt think of his name calling, arguing, etc. as abuse and thats how we women trick ourselves. We dont equate the mental/emotional abuse in the same category as the physical abuse. Face it ladies, lets keep it real-we all get Im not letting another woman have what it took syndrome.

    KISSD is a book written with separation/divorce, African American women and the abuse we suffer in mind, based on my personal experience. This is a straight to the point book about surviving the emotional and physical issues of separation and/or divorce. Kept in Silence Surviving Divorce because most women dont know what they are entitled to and in the case of abuse they dont report it for various reasons. African American women make up the biggest statistics; maybe thats why its called an unreported epidemic.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJul 14, 2011
    ISBN9781463406622
    Kiss'd: Kept in Silence Surviving Divorce
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    Lady T

    My only qualification for writing this book is that I have been through it. As a form of therapy, I wrote my experience down because I felt it would help other women, especially African Americans, who are proportionately discriminated against more so than other ethnic groups. I am what is southernly referred to as a GRITS-Girl Raised In The South. Born and raised in Atlanta, I attended (at the time) a well known academically acclaimed high school. It took me a while to get in the college spirit; but once I did, I attended several institutions of higher learning. One of those colleges was Brenau where I received my associate degree in Business Administration. I think it was my mother or maybe my sister that labeled me a professional student, due to the fact that I also have an ABA paralegal certificate from The National Center of Paralegal Training, I completed GMLS Real Estate school, although I am not licensed yet, I have a certificate from the Thomas Institute for P & C Insurance, and I attended Georgia State University working on a minor in Psychology. I have decided to go back to GSU to complete my studies in Psychology and get my masters in Business, so as you can see, I am a studemt of learning. I have always been told that you are never to old to learn and as you can see I truly believe that you are not. I believe that if you think there is nothing else for you to learn or know, then life has no amazement or wonder for you and you are only existing.

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      Kiss'd - Lady T

      © 2011 by Lady T. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 07/11/2011

      ISBN: 978-1-4634-0663-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4634-0662-2 (ebk)

      Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Acknowledgement

      Why? The Reason

      Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place

      TO BE – OR NOT?-DO SOMETHING

      ABUSIVE SITUATION

      IT’S MY PARTY

      NOT JUST SPOUSE, ALSO RELATIVES & WHO GETS THE FRIENDS

      GEORGIA LAW

      SIGNS:

      ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS

      PREPARATION

      ATTITUDE/BE AWARE

      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

      Author Biography

      This is dedicated to:

      My daughter Shikara, my nieces Monique and Nikia, (posthumously) who are like my children. I’m glad that you all grew up together more like sisters, than cousins. You, (including my son Nardo) hung out together, protected and loved each other and that’s a beautiful and wonderful thing.

      Nikia Latrice Williams – affectionately known as Pooh, was taken from us too soon (at age 28), and left behind three (3) beautiful daughters, Amiya, Matilyn, and Kamina, who is known affectionately as KK but I call her chocolate drop. Nikia, we know that you are surrounded by pure love and resting in the arms of the father.

      Monique Renee Williams – affectionately known as Mo, you know you have been rolling since you graduated from high school. This is one sistah that takes no mess from the opposite sex. You get wrong with her and she will tell you, in the infamous words of Martin Lawrence get ta step’n. She is on a mission, but at the same time she has a heart of gold. We are proud of you; continue to be the strong woman that you are. As they say today, you and Kara are doing the damn thang.

      Shikara Dionne. Heard – affectionately known as Kara, but I call her Lil Dukes. I’m glad you’re completing your education. You’ve had obstacles, but you’ve dealt with them and moved on to do what needed to be done. Like your cousin/sistah, you’re on a mission and have been tenacious in accomplishing your goals. We are proud of the woman you have become. You gave us a beautiful granddaughter who we call Quai Boo and now a grandson I’ve tagged as lil man.

      To every woman who feels lost surviving the anxiety, rejection and isolation she will go through in separation and/or divorce and to women who suffer in silence because they are in an abusive relationship and believe it’s their fault or they have no hope, I am here to tell you-it is not your fault and there is always hope.

      No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord". Isaiah 54:17

      "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it". Isaiah 55:11

      Acknowledgement

      I would like to first thank and acknowledge my heavenly Father, without whom I can do nothing; for covering and protecting me always, from forces seen and unseen, when I may not have realized who or what I was being protected from. Due to the things I have dealt with and come through in my lifetime, my favorite verse is Isaiah 54:17. I know that when a door is closed, God opens a window and things seem to fall in place when they’re supposed to according to his time. We don’t think about it until something happens; but God said I will never leave you nor forsake you, so whatever the problem or task, God is always there. I am a walking testimony, but that’s a different book.

      To friends that I have met through various means (work or friends of friends), who took the time to get to know me, past my mean look, you are few, but you are dear to me. I have burden one or two of you (Cheryl, Nicola) with

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