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These two pages describe the mental pressure that children endure when facing domestic violence. Domestic violence is not limited to physical pain; it also includes psychological abuse. The reason abused children often cannot resist is not just because they are physically weak, but the pressure exerted on them by the abuser makes them feel powerless. A single glance or gesture from the abuser could be a sign of impending violence, leaving the child no time to react or avert it. Even if they want to seek help, they often suppress this desire due to the overwhelming, unexplainable pressure. Every day, they face unpredictable beatings and verbal abuse.

However, sometimes the victims are not only children; the mother or even pets can also become targets. When the abuser has no outlet for their anger, pets in the household are often the first to be harmed. In the first image, a child who survived domestic violence talks about how he had to witness his father beating his beloved pet but couldn’t stop it or speak up out of fear that he might be the next victim.

After reading these two pages, I could deeply understand the invisible yet heavy pressure that abusers impose on their victims. That atmosphere hangs over the entire family, and the fear of not knowing what will happen next is hard to erase. Learning to read subtle cues might be a survival skill that every child living under the shadow of domestic violence acquires.