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King and his wife Amy have two teenage children, Aaron, and Ashley. The family is greatly affected by domestic violence. Women are the most vulnerable as seen in the case of Amy having numerous injuries perpetrated by her husband. King manages a local restaurant while his wife finds it hard to work due to personal matters. The family relies on King’s income as the only source of revenue. Ashley performs better in school than Aaron, who gets into trouble often with the school. He engages in fights and other forms of violence which explain his poor academic performance.

There are various factors which are hazardous to the King family. They include Marty’s controlling behavior, Amy’s unwillingness to find a job and support the family and rebellion of the children. King is seen to make major decisions for the family especially controlling the family funds. Despite the fact that he is the sole breadwinner in the household, there is the need for listening instead of controlling everything. Although Amy is willing to look for a job, she finds it hard to work. She excuses herself by citing she has to take care of personal matters. The employment does not last for long because her husband controls everything that she does. He does manage not only the family finances but also the lives of his family members. He perpetrates injuries to Amy, his wife. Amy has had bruises and broken spiral fractures due to domestic violence. He limits interaction with other family members and friends. He does this by allowing his wife and children to contact with other members during holidays only. Marty forbids Ashley from spending time with Jake, who seem to understand her.

Amy’s unwillingness to help herself is evident when she quits employment within a few weeks citing she has to take care of personal matters. Her husband being the only source of income does not worry her and accepts her comfort zone of being a stay-home mother. There have been allegations of domestic violence in the family. Amy has had black eyes, bruising, concussion, spiral fracture, and burns. She has kept this away from concerned family members and friends who rarely meet with the family. The police are already familiar with the family and Marty can find his way out of the accusations. Amy and children come back to their home after a case dismissal when Marty failed to appear in court. The helplessness she feels without her husband’s support keeps her going back to her violent marriage.

Being brought up in a domestic violence home, Ashley and Aaron also show signs of violence in their lives. Ashley is a good student and a member of the track team. She has Jake, a fellow student, as her boyfriend. The two are inseparable with Ashley spending too much time with Jake. Jake controls Ashley and recently she recklessly told her parents that her boyfriend is the only person who understands and loves her. On the other hand, Jake does not appreciate Ashley as much. Aaron reports that he had seen troubling social media posts about his sister. The bruises on Ashley’s neck could be as a result of violence from Jake although she claims they are track accidents.

Aaron has trouble both in school and in his adult life. As a teenager, he presents himself as a boy who has multiple discipline issues who performs poorly in school. He has engaged in a fight that led to the other student hospitalized. He also presented with bruises which are caused by fights with his peers. In his adult life, he has significant personal and criminal trouble. Just like his father, Aaron is violent to his wife and their 2-year old son. At the hospital, the staff notes healing bruises on Kelly’s face and a spiral fracture of Josiah’s arm.

Domestic violence; a cycle which can be emulated by children who are exposed to violence at their tender age. Both Aaron and Ashley experience violence from their father who seems to control the whole family. Ashley finds it okay to be mistreated and monitored by Jake. She loves him and considers him as the only person who understands her. Aaron also finds it well to bruise his wife and injure their son. He learned the domestic violence acts from his father who mistreats their mother. The cycle can continue to Aaron’s children who might think of this as the norm.

Counseling and uplifting feedback is the best way to handle violence. Every member of the family should be given equal opportunity to give their opinion on a particular matter. Fighting for zero domestic violence calls for the collaboration of political stakeholders. Family and friends are the main supporters in a struggle for freedom amongst women. Since women are the most vulnerable, empowering them and educating them can significantly reduce the levels of domestic violence.

Women and children in the scenario are most vulnerable to domestic violence. Men take advantage of women and control them by being violent towards women. Women suffer in silence as they are no able to fight for themselves. Children as victims learn the bad culture of violence and find themselves implementing what they observed when they are of age. Men are seen to find their way out of trouble even in courts. Women are left with no option but to persevere through the domestic violence.

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