October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month

[hfojvt]

http://dvam.vawnet.org/about/aboutdv.php

"Domestic violence is best understood as a pattern of abusive behaviors -- including physical, sexual, and psychological attacks as well as economic coercion -- used by one intimate partner against another (adult or adolescent) to gain, maintain, or regain power and control in the relationship. Batterers use of a range of tactics to frighten, terrorize, manipulate, hurt, humiliate, blame, often injure, and sometimes kill a current or former intimate partner.

For more general information about domestic violence, including potential warning signs for emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, visit the National Domestic Violence Hotline's information page: What is Domestic Violence? The Safe Space, a project of Break the Cycle, also provides more information about Types of Abuse commonly experienced by youth in dating relationships."


My niece posted this on Facebook. I thought I should pass it along.

[BlueIris]

1. Kick for awareness. nt

[hfojvt]

2. one lonely kick

that's what happens when you post at 3 a.m.

[Dappleganger]

3. kicked for my mother, my sister and I.

[Missy Vixen]

4. Kicked for every woman who knows

love shouldn't hurt.

[hfojvt]

5. it kinda hurts that this is not getting more attention

maybe if I complain about an unrec.

:wtf: Who is unreccing this????

[w8liftinglady]

6. an excellent video by Humanity healing..brings tears to my eyes

as i have known so many who fell into all catagories of abuse-physical,psychological...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esilqLRyZzM

[hfojvt]

8. I have not known that many myself

although, I am wondering if my niece's mom falls into that category.

[musette_sf]

7. K&R

[BlueIris]

9. One more tiny kick

for the morning crowd.

[daleanime]

10. Important subject....

sorry I missed you.:cry:

[JNelson6563]

11. Too late to rec but here's a kick for awareness!

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