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Flying Free

The Worst Things People Say to Justify, Minimize, and Excuse the Abuse You’ve Experienced [168]

Flying Free

Natalie Hoffman

Emotional, Spiritual, Narcissism, Self-improvement, Marriage, Abuse, Religion & Spirituality, Christian, Divorce, Christianity, Education

5.01.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2022

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

I have two presents for you. One is a regift. The other is brand-spanking, hot-off-the-waffle-press new. First, I compiled some of the best (and by “best” I mean absolute trash and worst) things people say to Christian women in abusive marriages when they seek help or divorce. Second, I’m giving you a comeback. A burn-it-to-the-ground, shred-it-to-cheddar-cheese, drop-the-mic, break-the-wrist-and-walk-away comeback for every single one. I know how hard it is to stand before people who attack your character, deny your reality, determine your destiny, and demand your unquestioning allegiance…to your own destruction (in this case…as a married woman). The endless, useless, conflicting platitudes they give instead of real help and logical advice. I also know how gutted you feel, how tongue-tied and mind-mushed you are when people spout off what sounds holy and bossy and right but is actually idiotic and damaging. So unwrap your presents (press play) and revel in the ridiculous while I slaughter these silly arguments once and for all. And you can regift these babies with my blessing. In this episode: - The stupid strawman: “It takes two to tango.” - The annoying adage: “You’re not perfect either.” - The pointless platitude: “Christians are called to suffer well.” - The ridiculous reasoning: “Hurt people, hurt people.” - The airheaded argument: “Your husband isn’t acting like a Christian, so he’s now your mission field.” - Cooking-with-gas comebacks for these…and more. Listen or download the transcript at flyingfreenow.com/168 FREE: I'll send you the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage. Just hop on my mailing list at flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-download. (I will NEVER spam you or sell your information.) Desperate for real help and safe people who understand what you're going through? Find out about my online education and support program for women of faith at joinflyingfree.com And, if you are an already divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, have amazing relationships, build a business or career, or even find a good man - check out joinflyinghigher.com

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0:00.0

Hi, this is Natalie Hoffman of Flying Free Now, and you're listening to the Flying Free

0:10.2

podcast, a support resource for Women of Faith, looking for hope and healing from hidden

0:16.6

emotional and spiritual abuse.

0:21.6

Welcome to episode 168 of the Flying Free Podcast. Today's going to be a little bit different.

0:28.0

I recently saw this Facebook post that Sarah McDougal, a friend of mine, posted on her page.

0:35.0

I highly recommend following her. She's just brilliant and she usually posts some pretty

0:39.6

amazing things and there are hundreds of comments underneath this post.

0:44.0

She basically asked people, you know, what kinds of things are you, actually I should probably

0:48.0

find the exact wording here, hold on a second here.

0:51.4

Her question was, what are the worst one-liners used

0:55.3

to justify, belittle, and minimize your abuse?

0:59.6

And as of the time of the recording of this podcast, there were 870 comments.

1:04.4

I'm sure that there's going to be more.

1:06.0

That's just in a few hours.

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And most of these comments are, like many of these comments are repeated over and over and over again.

1:13.8

So when I, anyway, what I decided to do is I just got on fire reading these comments.

1:19.8

Because I heard, I've heard most of them too.

1:22.0

And I thought, my goshosh I'm going to do a podcast

1:24.9

episode where we talk through some of these and I'm going this episode is

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going to have trigger warning okay number one the things that these people say are going to be

1:34.6

triggering, but number two, I'm going to be using some sarcasm and some

1:39.4

parity and some satire to illustrate and to make my points. Now sometimes people get offended by

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