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When your adult child stays in an abusive marriage

My adult son still comes to me with bruises from his wife and asks me not to say anything because he loves her and the kids need their mother.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Parents must navigate supporting adult children while respecting their autonomy to make potentially dangerous choices.

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