| To be alive is a gift. Violence is a term we use to | | | | a good citizen. Good parenting is learned and passed |
| denote physical abuse. Domestic violence is just that. | | | | down as is bad parenting. For many years, they feed, |
| This may be hitting, slapping, punching, kicking, giving | | | | shelter and clothe a child. Children learn from what |
| or receiving slaps to another person. Done in anger or | | | | they live around and as teens, from friends. Each |
| a rage these actions can be deadly. Domestic | | | | person has worth. Each person is different. Jealousy |
| Violence happens much more than is ever reported. | | | | is normal when wronged by another. Yet may be a |
| The majority of women who come into emergency | | | | mean and cruel emotion. It can be unlearned. Jealousy |
| rooms are there because of some form of domestic | | | | is usually involved in domestic violence. |
| violence. Proper knowledge is power. It may save | | | | Someone plays with your emotions if you allow it. |
| your life, your children's lives or someone you know. | | | | Free will dictates that each of us has power. We |
| To jump in between a fight between two men can | | | | have choices about ourselves. You do not have to |
| cost you your life. To interfere in couples fighting | | | | participate in an argument or incite jealousy in |
| may also cost you yours, so learn the facts and | | | | another. Trust and faithfulness keep it away. |
| truth about domestic violence. It comes in many | | | | Communication is a key factor. People communicate |
| forms. These may overlap. Both males and females | | | | in differing ways. The circle of domestic violence is |
| sustain abuse. Beatings and battering are never a | | | | real. There is pain inflicted. This pain is physical, |
| solution to a problem. | | | | spiritual, emotional or economic. The person asks |
| The forms of abuse are physical, spiritual, emotional | | | | what did you do to me? Why did you do this to me? |
| and economic. Most violent forms involve drugs and | | | | Why did I allow this to happen to me? Confusion |
| or excess of alcohol. Personally, I believe all humans | | | | may come into play. Then more accusations come. |
| have suffered abuse in one form or another at some | | | | Why did you do this to me? Don't you feel sorry for |
| time in their life. There are degrees of abuse. Humans | | | | what you did? Just look at me and why did you do |
| make mistakes. Humans have positive or good traits. | | | | this? There is a time for the make up. Our minds |
| Humans have negative or evil traits. Each of us are | | | | think it will not happen again. We think of only the |
| born, die, teach and are judged. Rage is different | | | | good in the other person. Then the pain comes again. |
| than anger. It is dangerous because the person is out | | | | No one cares because they believe you are foolish to |
| of control of self. Who doesn't get angry? Why do | | | | allow these things to happen. Policemen and women |
| you become angry? Frustration is just one reason. | | | | see it all too often. Property damage and damaged |
| Injustice is another. Some persons who are mentally | | | | lives. Sometimes for many, many years. |
| impaired become angry for no reason. Emotions | | | | There is help. Go to your local hospital and let medical |
| cause a thought. How many emotions do humans | | | | people know and understand what is happening. File |
| possess? The thought caused by a negative emotion | | | | charges. Move away if you have to. your life is more |
| may be real or imagined. The thought may be acted | | | | important than possessions. There are shelters, yet I |
| upon or not. we have choices. Being raised in a home | | | | found in my past persons there who did not |
| that is violent does not mean that person as an adult | | | | understand or care maybe because they had not |
| has to continue this behavior. | | | | experienced abuse and it was just a job for a |
| As an adult, we have choices or preferences. | | | | paycheck for them. Things can be replaced. You |
| Preferences make up the personality. Property is | | | | cannot. You can and will have a better life without an |
| something owned. It is a thing. In my thoughts and | | | | abuser. There are ways for an abuser to change. It |
| experience, no one has ever had the right to own | | | | takes time and effort. Classes and probation for |
| me but my Creator. What do you believe? Another | | | | these offenders exist. If someone blames you, |
| person may make a suggestion to help. A parent | | | | understand they are ignorant. Do not blame yourself. |
| places much time and effort into raising a child to be | | | | Do not go back for you deserve a better life. |