Somewhere today, as you read this, a child is crying and desperately begging a parent or other family member to stop the beating. Cowered down in a protective fetal position crying and begging. Slaps to the head and face, hits to the arms or something worse, instilling a deep fear in the child and leaving him or her wondering when it will stop this time. That child has no idea why something that was seemingly an accident, like a spilled drink or forgetting to do a chore, carries such a harsh and painful punishment from the hands of someone they love. It is incomprehensible.
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