I was talking to my seven year old daughter tonight and she told me that when she goes to visit her dad that he hits her and knocks her down. She said that one time he put his foot on her leg and held her down to the floor. She said that her step-mother has stepped in before and told him to stop, and that she has to say it several times before he actually will. I am a social work student and am pretty familiar with the CPS structure in the area, and I'm confident that if this is all that is happening, that they will simply investigate it and if it is substantiated they will order classes, etc. I am not wanting to take her away from her father, but did tell her that I need to do something about this and that it may mean that she won't be able to visit for a few weeks. I have always said that he was a lousy husband, but he's a good father, but obviously I'm not feeling that way anymore... What she tells me isn't really surprising to me because his abusive behavior is the main
2006-10-27
19:25:20
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