talk to your husband. You do know
once you lay charges you can’t take
them back? He’ll have a criminal
record. His life will never be the
same. Do you really want your
husband going to jail?”
My mom kept insisting that
they take a statement and open a
case, and they actually refused—
they refused to write up a charge
sheet.
“This is a family thing,” they
said. “You don’t want to involve the
police. Maybe you want to think it
over and come back in the
morning.”
Mom started yelling at them,