Elena

Which seemed to have been his goal since that first phone call Teresa made to him after her divorce. And unfortunately, once Grady got what he wanted, he began sliding right back into his old ways. That's tragic.

Which seemed to have been his goal since that first phone call Teresa made to him after her divorce. And unfortunately, once Grady got what he wanted, he began sliding right back into his old ways. That's tragic.

And I'll say... Fortunately for some of the children, all of them had moved out by then. Except for Glennie, who was a teenager.

And I'll say... Fortunately for some of the children, all of them had moved out by then. Except for Glennie, who was a teenager.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Exactly. But soon enough... Even the kids that were out of the house were starting to notice that their father wasn't around very often. And they would call or visit, and he wouldn't be there. And, you know, he'd be spending time at bars again. He was out for days. And eventually, Teresa did admit to Donna that Grady... was fully back in his old ways, like spending all their money at bars.

Exactly. But soon enough... Even the kids that were out of the house were starting to notice that their father wasn't around very often. And they would call or visit, and he wouldn't be there. And, you know, he'd be spending time at bars again. He was out for days. And eventually, Teresa did admit to Donna that Grady... was fully back in his old ways, like spending all their money at bars.

Abusing her again? Yeah, right back to it. And because his temper came right back, the frustrations, the anger, the rage, he was abusing her, he was abusing, like it was bad. One night in late 1991, after a night out drinking, he returned home and demanded that Teresa bring him a drink in bed. So Teresa did, but she handed him the drink and she said, this is the last drink I'm going to get you.

Abusing her again? Yeah, right back to it. And because his temper came right back, the frustrations, the anger, the rage, he was abusing her, he was abusing, like it was bad. One night in late 1991, after a night out drinking, he returned home and demanded that Teresa bring him a drink in bed. So Teresa did, but she handed him the drink and she said, this is the last drink I'm going to get you.

And in response, he grabbed a handful of her hair and yanked her back on the bed hard enough to pull clumps of it from her scalp. Oh, fuck. Do remember, too, she's horribly afraid of this man now. Of course she is. He's beaten the shit out of her for years. Which makes it worse that she is now in this position again because, like, I wish you had stayed away from him.

And in response, he grabbed a handful of her hair and yanked her back on the bed hard enough to pull clumps of it from her scalp. Oh, fuck. Do remember, too, she's horribly afraid of this man now. Of course she is. He's beaten the shit out of her for years. Which makes it worse that she is now in this position again because, like, I wish you had stayed away from him.

Because, like, he has gone most of his life also keeping that upper body strength. Oh, I didn't even think of that. Not only is he a frightening and very rage, like, raging guy, he's very, very strong. And when you have crazy upper body strength, you can do a lot of damage. Yeah, of course.

Because, like, he has gone most of his life also keeping that upper body strength. Oh, I didn't even think of that. Not only is he a frightening and very rage, like, raging guy, he's very, very strong. And when you have crazy upper body strength, you can do a lot of damage. Yeah, of course.

Now, after this whole incident happened, Teresa felt that feeling she hadn't felt in years, which is, I'm fucking tired of this. Yeah. She'd had enough. And so getting, she said, this whole, that whole thing was a mistake. I should have never got, she says, I should have never gotten back together with him. And she said, but now I am facing the consequences of my actions. Oh, God.

Now, after this whole incident happened, Teresa felt that feeling she hadn't felt in years, which is, I'm fucking tired of this. Yeah. She'd had enough. And so getting, she said, this whole, that whole thing was a mistake. I should have never got, she says, I should have never gotten back together with him. And she said, but now I am facing the consequences of my actions. Oh, God.

She thought about leaving again, but by then she didn't have the same resources or willpower that she'd had the last time she left him. And he had been getting, he had been using all their money at bars.

She thought about leaving again, but by then she didn't have the same resources or willpower that she'd had the last time she left him. And he had been getting, he had been using all their money at bars.

So she stayed and endured the abuse, which was inevitably followed by the sense of guilt for having fallen right back into Grady's trap. It's a cycle. Exactly. By November, it really shows you how too scary the abuse cycle is. Yeah. And that like people will go back into it just because of how deeply rooted the abuse cycle is. It's like really scary and really sad.

So she stayed and endured the abuse, which was inevitably followed by the sense of guilt for having fallen right back into Grady's trap. It's a cycle. Exactly. By November, it really shows you how too scary the abuse cycle is. Yeah. And that like people will go back into it just because of how deeply rooted the abuse cycle is. It's like really scary and really sad.