The Domestic Violence Cycle

Imagine this if you would as a parent or as a child. Late in the evening you are
awakened by your mother returning home from the motel in which your father is staying
as a divorce grows near. You are young and do not know about what or why grown ups
do things. You haven't the slightest idea of what domestic violence is. Seeing your
mother crying you ask her, "What happened, why are you crying?." She pulls the sleeve
of her shirt down to reveal her shoulder and upon your eyes you see a black and blue
circle just a bit bigger then a grown mans fist. Now, what do you say to the child?…