When is It Abuse?
When is it abuse? I have a friend that is married to quite an aggressive guy. Don't get me wrong he is nice, goes to church, doesn't drink, or do anything else illegal. I think he is just mad at the world. For a few months now, he has been hitting his teenage daughter. Nothing major, just a slap across the face, or maybe a slight hit of the head into the wall. I am worried about my friend and her daughter. I don't know if this is just his form of discipline or if it is abuse. I don't know if I should call child protective services and risk never talking to my friend again. She says it is not that bad, and that children need to be disciplined. Please give me your thoughts on a possible solution, as non-invasive as possible.
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Noyhing major?? That sounds like abuse to me, yikes. I don't know, how old are the children? Such a complicated issue when you get child services involved, especially if they don't really do anything and it just inflates the situation and/or makes your friend not want to speak to you again.
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She is 14, decent kid, I mean she has an attitude sometimes but thats all from what I see.
I agree, it is abuse
I know how difficult this can be as I've come across similar things before. Perhaps you could get your friend some pamphlets from a crisis center or a women's centre in a non-judgemental manner let her know that in no way do you think her or her daughter deserves to be hit. Another option is to discreetly let the teenage daughter know that if she ever wants to talk - about anything, not mentioning the actual situation as this would likely scare the crap out of her - that you're willing to be a listening ear. But if this does continue? Well, she is a child and friend or not what is more important - a friendship or the girl's safety? I know I would have a hard time making a decision like that!
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srjasfer aggressiveness is
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aggressiveness is ofcourse an abuse
It is abuse - can you really ignore it?
There must be a way that you can intervene - anonymously. Surely you can contact a service and ask that your name NOT be involved in this - that way you can still be there for your friend. He needs help, and so does his daughter. How would you feel if one day he went too far and maimed or killed her? I beleive you must ACT.
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