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''He Beats Me Because I Let Him'' --How Far Can Domestic Violence Go?

In a world struggling to deal with climate change and many other ills confronting it, the problem of domestic violence is still a major set-back to the human race, though the problem is as old as man himself. We were touched by this story and we decided to share it. Feel free to share your views. --Andrew Adedayo Adetoye , Lead Host. Short story inspired by real events   Retold By Mira Khatib   I braced myself as another slap landed on my face; it was not so much the pain that terrified me, or dragging me across the room from my hair, because at this point I was numb, even the kicking and cursing didn’t really register. What truly terrified me was the thought that my daughter would see this aggression towards me. But it was my fault after all; who could blame him? As I provoked him, I knew very well that he preferred one small spoon of sugar in his tea, but I was absent minded when I added an extra one. All hell broke loose; something I grew acc...