It's nothing like finding out someone else's bad news to make you realize how good your life really is. (Sorry if that sounds self-centered...perhaps I said what others think..dunno) Today I found out someone I know is being beaten by their signifcant other. I am sadned by this, especially since said person watched their Mother go through the exact same thing. It's funny how patterns can be formed without even realizing it. As parents we view parenting as a daily routine, or tasks to be performed. Never really thinking about how we do things, treat our signifcant others shapes and molds our children, who I am reminded daily are watching our every move.
What makes this story even more upsetting is the fact that children are in the home. So unless help is sought and the abuse stops it's quite likely that the cycle will continue. So what makes a person decide to harm someone they claim to love? I have often asked myself this...And even more confusing, what makes the abused continue to stay and be hurt? And where do the children fit into all of this? And as a friend and/or family member what do you do to help? These are just a few of many questions bouncing around in my head.
I'm sending up prayers for all involved and asking God to open the abused persons' eyes. And to make the abuser stop, recognize, and seek help. Amen.
Families need to be together, but at the same time we all need to feel safe and have peace in our own homes.
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