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Domestic Violence and Youth (for caregivers)
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Feelings and thoughts from kids growing up in violent homes
- “I felt really sad when my parents were always fighting.”
- “I feel like no one cares; they’re always fighting and forget me.”
- “Why does this have to be happening to me and my family.”
- “It would be less painful if I were dead.”
- “I feel like I’m more evil and violent.”
- “Maybe if I didn’t act this way, they wouldn’t fight.”
- “Is this what being married is like?”
- “I don’t think I can ever trust a man again.”
- “I felt so helpless and confused, I couldn’t help.”
- “I feel wary of guys my age, and a little older than me.”
- “I feel apprehensive about telling others how I feel.”
- “I was so angry at everyone and everything.”
- “I’ll get even, I’ll run away, then maybe they’ll pay attention to me.”
- “I don’t ever want mom to get remarried; he’d be a jerk just like dad.”
- “Maybe if I make threats, Mom will listen to me, it worked for Dad.”
- “I hate him; I have thought about killing him, then it would be okay.”
- “Now everything is ruined, and I don’t know how we’re going to make it.”
- “I can get my own way and what I want by being violent, it worked for Dad.”
- “I feel ashamed of my life, no one else lives this way. Do they?”
- “If my friends find out about my life, they won’t like me.”
- “Sometimes I get angry; I can’t control myself.”
Youth want you to know...
- We need you to try to support us and our feelings.
- Please try to be patient with us and understand how we’re feeling; we’re hurting too.
- We’re real, we aren’t invisible.
- Try to listen to us; we need to talk about our feelings.
- What happens to you affects us, it is our problem too.
- Please talk with us about violence.
- Sometimes we don’t want to have visitation with Dad.
- We don’t want you to stay for us if it means getting beat…
- If we talk to Dad, we still love you.
- We don’t want to take sides.
Women's Rural Advocacy Programs:
The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children
Family Violence Prevention Fund:
The Facts on Children and Domestic Violence
American Bar Association:
What is Teen Dating Violence?
Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence:
Dating Violence and Bill of Rights
Break the Cycle:
Empowering Youth to End Domestic Violence (click on "I might need help")
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
Teens, Young Adults and Dating Violence
National Women’s Health Information Center:
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