My name is Liz O'Neill, I have volunteered and then been hired to work at an abused women's shelter since its inception in 1979 in Rutland, VT. I have a web page about all of the topic I will write on in this site www.angelfire.com/vt/rcwn I also manage a message board which goes with the angelfire site. I have a Masters in Education and have taught all levels. I love to write and to empower others by giving them information and tools to help relieve their pain in struggling through life.

Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Power imbalances and abuse in relationships

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For a moment, picture this: you are in a room with another person, a person of your choice. Each you have a balloon attached to the same air tube. Your opponent has much more air in their balloon. Your balloon is puny. Oh, you didn't know this was a game? Now let us up the ante by announcing that the amount of air is equal to the amount of power points. The goal, as you might expect, is to move all of the air from your opponent's balloon to yours, thus inflating your balloon. How will you accomplish this?

There are no set rules in this game. One good piece of information you might lik...

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