April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. And because, really, every month should be abuse prevention month, I've compiled a list of 8 things you should know about child abuse, whether you are a parent or not.
All in Survivors
I remember my heartbeat increasing, breathe getting shorter and stomach churning in that sick, fluttery feeling. All characteristics of me feeling shame.
As outside spectators in others' lives, we sometimes see things that don't look right. Say something. Don't be like Kris Jenner, regretting for the rest of your life that you stayed silent.
Ask any hotline volunteer; empathy can go a long way to helping someone change. You don't need to necessarily solve her problem.