Oh boy! I just called the cops on my neighbors.

[CoffeeCat]

76. Yes, and this is also a message to the kids...

…that if someone is hurting them--hitting or emotionally abusing them--that this is illegal and should not be happening.

Too many abused kids are told that the abuse is their fault. They are powerless and often bullied into believing that they are the problem.

When the cops are called, it clearly sends a message that--NO, it is the fault of the parent who is abusing.

The abuser can lie all they want. If it took three knocks for him to finally answer the door, he was probably intimidating the kids into shutting up. Abusers can play those games, but in the end--the child gets the message that this should not be happening to them.

Just that little glimmer in a child's mind could be what saves them from feeling like the worthless piece of shit that abusers want their victims to feel.

And don't ever doubt your intuition when it comes to these things. I came from an abusive household that was a house of horrors. There were NO signs. My abuser was very careful--such a fine upstanding citizen. So, if you SEE and HEAR signs--that's a clear indication that something is terribly wrong.

You're a hero, really. Too many people do nothing. Thank you for doing what you did.