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Introduction

There really is no easy way to talk about abuse. It is a subject that most people don’t want to relate to. Yet without knowledge we lose sight of our humanity and become apathetic. We all have many God given gifts, one being the ability to learn with logical deduction. Knowledge can be distasteful, painful, and often brutal in some of its revelations. Learning the truths behind abuse is shocking and will often leave people shaking their heads, feeling helpless as to what can be done. There are thousands of individuals, health care professionals and law enforcement officials that have educated themselves and stepped out of an indifferent social standing and began to make changes. Changes that they hoped would begin a decline in the mounting statistics that pointed to thousands of deaths a year due solely to abuse of one individual by another. Many of these changes have brought safety and freedom for individuals that can fully utilize the system to begin a new life. Yet there are still thousands that are caught in the twisted machinery now in place to help them survive without being abused. I will not spout statistical figures and projections countless agencies and studies have compiled in this area. There is plenty of readily available data on the inter net today to quench any mans hunger for figures to support a supposition.

What I want to do is thank the many that have labored to change laws and bring social awareness and responsibility to the care and safety of victims. I also want to teach everyone about the effects and struggles that still place the victim in situations that can be the end of their life. Because my experiences with abuse began in childhood and continued as a learned behavior well into my adulthood, I will be sharing things that were soul shattering. My experiences are life lessons that I believe we are to pass on. Lessons that cannot be taught within four walls of a classroom in some university or college campus, where you can learn of the hypotheses and conjectures gathered during impersonal and often ambiguous studies. They all have valid foundations, which should only guide us to pursuing a deeper understanding of the problem. I will not presume myself educated enough to give answers to questions that those far more educated still struggle to provide. My goal is only to provide you with just one small avenue in your quest to understand and hopefully join in enacting even more legislature and programs to provide support and recovery for those fleeing a lifetime of abuse.

Some of the stories that I have included here cannot be supported in the strictures of court and law. I have often taken a lifetime of emotions and used them as paint in which to give you a vivid picture. The pictures I paint with words are intense and shaking for me, and will be for many of you. I don't wish to offend with any language or context. Reality is often glaring and blunt. Abuse is. I have also included some writings done by my son in his journal. Some of the things he wrote about were based on fact, but colored with his feelings and need to rescue me, his mother, from harm. His coloring is not factual, but emotional.

Please, I encourage everyone of you that reads further, to drop me a E-mail and let me know what you thought about my site, and possible solutions to the many problems I encountered as I ran for my life. Your constructive point of view, and possible solutions could make the next persons flight for life easier and safer.

 I know that this site is lengthy and many of the pages are graphic intensive and depending on your system, they may take a few moments to load up.  I would encourage you to take the time, sip your coffee, tea, or soda while they load.  I believe it would be worth your time to pause and view the illustrations and read a few lines of prose.  But then again I am the author and I should have faith that my work is worth every effort you could put into viewing it.  

I have attempted to expand the site with links and relative articles for survivors and families of victims.  Abuse, domestic, childhood, or sexual, whatever the name you choose to attach, is destructive to our society as a whole.  We live in one of the greatest nations in this world, fund relief to millions of people in foreign countries, yet the plague that is creeping up on us in our own homeland is sadly under funded, and lacking in relief for its victims.

Please read on and arm yourself with the knowledge and power to start bringing further change to the growing need of assistance and protection for the victims of abuse.

This illustration is titled "Xmas" and reflects the grief  holidays can

bring to the family members and victims of abuse.  Huddled on

the floor, bruised and bleeding from a battering, this victim feels

totally alone in all her pain. Illustration by NightDreams Graphics.

 You can contact me at Walkingdarkland@bizland.com about any 

of the illustrations on this site.

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