The last thing we want to think about is our own children having to deal with abuse ever, in any way. We want to protect them, keep them away from it as much as possible. This isn’t a bad thing, but it can often get uncomfortable when a kid asks a question that you know, in order to answer truthfully, you’d have to bring up domestic abuse. Like anything, it’s the kind of thing that can be explained well to children in a way they can understand, that can help them develop empa

He was cute, charming, smart and funny. Of course he was, because if she had seen who he really was at the beginning she would not have stayed. Abuse has to come as a shock when it starts, otherwise she wouldn’t have been there to begin with. He was a dream, and if anyone had told her that later he would control every move she made, beat her, and call her names she wouldn’t have believed them. That’s the point. Sadly, domestic violence isn’t an uncommon occurrence. 1/3 of Ame

“It’s easy” they say. “Just put your feet on the ground and get up.” But it’s not that easy. And you don’t know how to describe it. Like invisible bricks on your chest weighing you down onto your bed. Like your pajamas are sewn to your sheets. But they can’t see it, and they think that getting up is as easy as “throwing your feet on the ground and getting up.” Maybe you want someone to crawl into bed with you, maybe you want to be alone. Maybe you can’t stop crying, maybe you