i just recently found out that my girlfriend's mom has been beating her for quite some time now, basically treating her like trash; im not sure what i should do about it, i keep telling myself "the next time it happens i swear im calling the cops", but i just can't bring myself to do it, my girlfriend keeps saying that its no big deal, but i know that it has to be really hard for her. im not sure if i should call the cops about it or not. plz help me out massassians

and just to anyone that may be doubting this post, im dead f***ing serious

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Does she have any other family that lives with her that could be of any help? I mean... I know that sounds like a stupid question, because if she did you probably would have already thought of that, but I donno what else to say.

Calling the cops would be hard... both on you and your girlfriend.. but it might be the only right thing to do :\

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bad situation. call, please.

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Call the police if it happens again you don't want that on your consciense.

hey landfish well my imput is if you see a bruse on her tomarrow i would talk to friends about it and what there input is and if you do sometime decide to call the cops i would take her somewhere then call them because if she is there it might just cause more problems.

It's up to her. You can talk to her until you're blue in the face, but it's ultimately up to her. Once she's fed up with it, she will fight back with a vengeance. Trust me. My wife was in a similar situation in her house when I first met her. Then opportunities arose, and she took advantage of it, and ended the abuse quickly.

That's just my opinion...

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I agree with Snakey, it's up to her, talk to her about it first and see what she wants to do.

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Definitely call the cops. You let it go one too many times and she'll be dead. And that's no joke. The longer it goes on, the harder it is to put a stop to it.

i agree, call the cops. before you do however, make sure she will stand her ground against her mother. it would be a really nasty situation if you called and she denied everything because she didn't want anything to happen to her mom.

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The best you can do is try to convince here that she needs to do something. If she's not on board, calling the cops won't do anything at all.

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A well placed axe to the face could help...

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Convince her that she needs to do something. Tell her it hurts you too when she has to go through these things.

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This is a time when you can show how much you care about your gf. If I were you, I'd try and convince her to stay with me whilst I got someone, maybe police or councillors, to sort out what was happening at home.

If her mother beats her, go round personally and do/say something nesty. At this point however I am unsure whether you're a big lad and can take care of himself, or you're a wee fella.

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Call cops then call Child Protection Services (if she's minor still). I'm a believer of "spare the rod, spoil the child" but what you tell us is wrong and your gf's mother is dangerous. One day her mother is going to get really angry with her and quite possibly causing severe injuries. It will happen. She needs to be removed from that home quickly.

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I was in a VERY similar situation once. I could tell some long story, but I'll just get to what I learned:

No one can really do anything unless your gf stands up to your mom. Do not get mixed in with the mom. That will only make it worse. Just be there for your gf until she decides to help herself.

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Same here Kieran, only I'm a boy. I decided not to fight back, because that would've just made more problems...call the cops, it's a big deal. Tis why I live with my aunt and uncle now.

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As posted above, do everything you can to convince her that she needs to do somthing to stop the abuse then call the cops.