"We're in Europe, so there's no guns. Since I grabbed him by the neck, he has chilled out, mostly. He only hit my mother a few times in their marriage, but they argued constantly for the past 20 years or so. What I can't stand is his animal abuse"
Shit... I felt really bad for you until you said that.... I want you to say this ten times in a row "He only hit my mother a few times"
That is completely fucked up. But then again, I do not know your mother!
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