domestic violence

In the family science reading this week it talked about domestic violence. This violence is so powerful and has such a control over people’s lives. My grandma was a victim of domestic violence by her second husband. For many years of my life no one ever mentioned him. It wasn’t until one day I was looking up my Grandma’s number in our old address book. I was confused to why she had a different last name. when I asked my parents no one really wanted to say anything. They don’t me the basic information and nothing more. It wasn’t until I was working on my family genogram that I asked any more questions about him. This was such a terrible part of my families life that I didn’t even know about. I still have never mentioned anything to my Grandma, I don’t think she wants me to ever know about it. I was surprised no one had mentioned it, but now that I think about it I have never mentioned it to my brother or cousins so I guess I’m doing that same thing they do.