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I've yet to know someone who does mental abuse quietly? Those who do mentally abuse their partners are almost always known to belittle their partner in front of others. Rarely does that go unnoticed. Then we go to physical abuse. Kind of hard to physically abuse someone quietly? While people may invariably say "oh they seemed like such a happy couple" in the news...after a crime is committed, it's because those people didn't have intimate knowledge of the couple next door. And I totally disagree that children can reside in the home, one being a teenager, and never recognizing abuse happening to one or either of their parents. They know.
I hear what you're saying but I completely disagree and I've experienced it. How many times have you heard from people that were abused that no one suspected anything. In fact, often the abuser is someone with power, highly respected, etc.
It does happen. As far as the kids go, it's one thing to think your parents are arguing but as a young child, your first thought wouldn't be that one is going to leave or one is going to make one go missing.
Their concern would be wanting their parents to stay together, bottom line.
Just my opinion..