How do you define a true “win” in a domestic violence divorce? Some people will tell you that it’s all about custody; others will say it has more to do with finances. Then, there are those that just want their spouse to “pay” for their pain. For me, it is about breaking the cycle of domestic abuse.
Domestic violence and abuse resources helping people worldwide to break the cycle of domestic abuse and family violence. Part 1 of 4 part series on Breaking the Cycle…
I once heard that the hardest thing for an abused child, next to being abused, is to tell and re-tell their story of the abuse. As a psychologist, I know this to be established thinking and as a protective parent, I witnessed it as well. It’s not that much different for battered mothers…though it’s not in the telling; it’s in the “hearing.”
I have seen case after case of battered women coming to me unable to even look at the documents in their court record, much less read them. These women are eager to tell me their story, but to hear it being told…well that’s another story.
