A card for Mother’s Day takes time to pick out. For a person who grew up living with domestic violence, it takes even longer. There is so much they want to say, but Hallmark hasn’t quite captured the language.
If I were to write one, I would probably start out with, “On this Mother’s Day, I want to tell you something that I never told you. ‘I’m so sorry that you grew up living with domestic violence.’”
Because most who do, don’t even know that they experienced Childhood Domestic Violence
I would want my mom to know that most people who grew up living with domestic violence don’t know that they experienced Childhood Domestic Violence (CDV). There was a massive study called the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Studythat examined 10 major childhood adversities and documented the impact that they can have on a life. One of those adversities was specific to growing up with domestic violence and the possible effects.
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