Wednesday, September 17, 2014

When Angels Bleed

A recent trend that I not only support but also applaud are the people starting hash tags #WhyIStay and #WhyILeft to bring awareness to the overwhelming reports of Domestic Violence.  The epidemic of abuse is a truth that many of us face in our daily lives and continue to be ashamed of.  The topic itself drug out into the light and out of the darkness following news reports about NFL player Ray Rice who assaulted his then fiancee, now wife Janay Rice.
As I struggle to pen my own novel titled When Angels Bleed, stories inspired by actual events within my own life I am relieved to see celebrities such as Meredith Viera, Terry Crews and Evelyn Lozada speak out about their own experiences with Domestic Violence. 
Abuse within any kind of relationship is unacceptable but unfortunately to some degree unstoppable.  As I reflect on my own childhood and the verbal and physical abuse I witnessed in my own home I can’t help but to want to start a trending hash tag of my own, #NeverForget.
The affect that results from witnessing a mother, father, sibling or even a grandparent suffer abuse at the hands of another member of the family, another loved one is devastating.  The long-term psychological effects cannot be undone by giving money, gifts or apologies.  We suffer the same forms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder that would occur in a member of the military post war.  As an adult who has bear witness, experienced and survived thru the trauma of domestic violence I can state with all certainty that I will never forget and I will never be the same.


#NeverForget

Lena Land Books


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