Ronald

DOMESTIC ABUSE

Did you know a woman is beaten every 15 seconds? Women of all cultures, races, occupations, income levels, and ages, are battered by husbands, boyfriend’s lovers and partners. Domestic violence is not just a crime committed against women, it attacks men too. Domestic violence does not discriminate. Even though men may be victims of domestic violence it is less common than in women

According to Webster's dictionary, domestic violence is a use of force so as to damage or injure those belonging to a house of home. The abusers in domestic violence have a learned pattern of abuse. Either they were abused themselves or they watched someone close to home is abused. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of fifteen and forty-four in the United States, more than car accidents, muggings, and rapes combined

There are several myths about domestic violence. People tend to think because of their class or status that they cannot be victims of domestic violence. Please know that is not true, domestic violence does not just occur in poor, urban areas. Domestic violence happens in middle class as well as the rich

Like most people I have a story that I care not to elaborate about. But I would like to share a poem from my book “INSIDE OUT (SEE ME) that speaks on abuse