sometimes I feel

a responsibility
to relay things....
RELAY
really

“Sometimes, it’s not violence, but the threat of violence that makes life so hard,” I was told by a wise woman."

~ https://lacymacauley.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/trapped-in-turkey/

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"She would say to me- 'All of you are sleeping so peacefully, at the expense of my sanity and sleep.' And after all, where was she wrong?"

 ~ https://theworldwontletmesleep.wordpress.com/2016/07/14/i-was-mentally-abused-and-it-is-not-okay/

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"What behaviors do children who witness domestic violence exhibit? The emotional responses of children who witness domestic violence may include fear, guilt, shame, sleep disturbances, sadness, depression, and anger (at both the abuser for the violence and at the mother for being unable to prevent the violence)....The behavioral responses of children who witness domestic violence may include acting out, withdrawal, or anxiousness to please..."

~ http://www.domesticviolenceroundtable.org/effect-on-children.html