Domestic Violence

According to domesticviolence.org any type of abuse of a person by another is considered domestic violence. It is usually necessary for victims to get out of the relationship and as safely as possible. Anyone can be a victim. Most happen to be women in abusive relationships but children are also victims, in watching and perpetuation of generational violence, which brings to mind the phrase "like father like son." So what about those single parents? Where do these children pick up the violent behaviors? Tv, video games, environment, genetics? There maybe many factors contributing to violence, but one thing is for sure is that no one should suffer through abuse because for love. Because if a person really loved you then the abuse would not happen. No love is worth loosing your life or your children to loose a parent over. I've witnessed my fair share of beatings to know that it isn't worth waiting for a person to change if they never do. The scary part about this is that growing up in such an environment desensitized me from future occurrences because I knew that no matter what my mom would go back to my dad. No amount of pleading and crying to stay away persuaded my mom enough, not until my parents got a divorce. Many abusive relationships make it to the divorce before somethings tragic happens. I honestly wished I had never bore witness to the brutality and violence but I did and that has made me very cautious around the guys that I had becomes involved with, there were many warning signs: wanting to control who I was around, not wanting me to continue activities even when they knew I had participated in activities before I'd met them, not wanting me to continue my education for fear of me making more money. But the key for me was the want to control every aspect of my life, and usually after a month or three of getting to know the person the true self came out, and I was able to comfortably leave the relationship. But there are many that aren't so lucky. Many people die at the hands of their abusers.
This mother urges anyone who thinks that someone they know is being abused to seek help, call 911, or check out this website for more information: www.domesticviolence.org