Domestic Violence is a form of abuse that begins with you.
Zero tolerance can only be achieved when we apply the rules to ourselves, and zero tolerance is the only way to create a peaceful way to play. So say yes to zero tolerance, everywhere!
You may feel you already apply this rule to yourself. You may be wrong.
Let me explain.
I was terrified to do it but did it anyway:
When I was a seven or eight year old little girl covered in welts from top to toe I asked my teacher for help. She asked me to prove I had welts right there at the front of the class. I attempted to pull my leotards down in a subtle fashion. I managed to expose a little thigh to her without revealing myself to the other kids. The welts in that area had gone, relaxed back into my skin and blended into nothingness. My cheeks were more inflamed with humiliation than my legs with abuse. She said I was exaggerating and I never asked for help again. This choice, born of this unsupported experience, put me in mortal danger many times in my life.
A lack of action taken by the teacher implied to me that the actions being taken upon me were acceptable.
I was terrified to do it but did it anyway:
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