Stop the cycle of abuse

You were beaten because there's a dirty dish in the sink or because he came home again drunk and high. You were beaten when he was sober; his accuse you just got in his way. He blackened your eyes because he didn't agree with something you said. He punched you in the stomach and your were pregnant with his child. Last night he snapped because dinner was a minute late, then he smashed you upside the head with a plate for a comment he didn't like. He pushed you down a flight of stares because you tried to breakup with him, then after you tried to make up with him he beat you again. You have been hit more than once because your man claims you ``pushed his buttons''. Do you not know that you brought this abuse all on yourself by not seeing how stressed he was. Do you not realize you add to his stress? What were you thinking? This is your entire fault right? Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! This is not your fault and you do not have to be a volunteer. Is the above life the life that you are living? Is this the life you want for yourself or for your children? Why is it that this is the year 2005 and we still have a society that allows family's to abuse their love ones? Stop asking why woman stay, but ask society why batters get away with this? How far does it have to go before we stop the cycle of abuse? How far does it have to go before you as a woman stop playing the role of victim and volunteer? Research has shown that one in ten women is abused by their partner. Twenty percent of victims murdered are women killed by their spouse