What should a person do if he sees his dad push his mom into the wall?

Question

I happened to be walking through the kitchen and mom and dad were arguing about something. I was on my cell phone so I didn't know exactly what about. I saw my dad push mom into the wall and my friend on the phone asked me what happened because he heard some yelling and a loud noise. I told him that mom and dad were just having an argument and dad pushed my mom into the wall. After that I left to go to the store. My friend on the phone says I need to do something about that. I figure it isn't my business and I have no idea what they were arguing about so how can i judge who was right or wrong? Am I right?

Answer 1

Your reaction was to avoid making any kind of decision by leaving the scene.However, if you step back and look at it, if any person was being pushed into the wall, something is definitely wrong with that action, no matter what the argument was about and who was right or wrong,is not the question. It would be great to have some support, from a counselor at School or relatives/friends, or Minster/Priest . What you can do is when this happens again, and it will: be ready for action. With your cell phone you can call 911, and tell the operator what is going on and they will send the proper authority to look into the issue, and hopefully something good will develp from your action. You and your parents will be in my prayers.

Answer 2

Hey there.
I am sorry that you witnessed your father pushing your mother. That is never something a teen needs or wants to see.
I woudl have a couple of questions first...have you ever witnessed this before? If not...I would confront your mother/father and tell them what you saw. You may find out that it may not have been what you thought.
If you have witnessed it before - I would still confront them but only after you have confided in a close relative or friends parents. This way you have some moral support on what should be done.
No one can tell you what you "should" do. That is up to you. Good luck in your decision. And I wish you the best of luck

Answer 3

Have a talk with your mom. Maybe she can fill you in on what was going on. But its never right for a man to hit or hurt a woman. My dad use to act this way with my mom when i was growing up. To this day my dad and i are not close because of what all that happened when i was growing up. I use to go to my room and cry all the time because of my dad hurting my mom and making her cry. I was to little to know what to do. But now that i'm growed up i wished everything was different and so doesn't my mom. Don't let your dad abuse your mom. Good luck.

Answer 4

Not to be mea, but your all wrong...You should tell someone..! You are part of the bussiness..You saw what happened that's what drags you into the bussiness...You have to call the police because your dad is abusing your mom..That's not a good thing! You have to do something before your mom and probally you too are dead or end up in the hospital with cuts and bruises...You don't wanna die..You wanna be safe with your mom..If your dad is abusing tell someone!

Answer 5

Talk to your mom before you call the police. She would have to press charges before they would do anything anyway. If your dad is abusing your mom and that wasn't a one time occurance, more than likely she won't press charges anyway. If she was going to it would have already been done. Make sure to let your mom know that she has your support if she decides to leave your dad or press charges against him. Make sure your dad knows that you do not agree with what he did. Tell your dad that you think he needs help in order to not abuse your mother again.

Answer 6

You may not be able to judge who is right or wrong as far as the argument goes, but it is NEVER right to push someone else. Watch for other signs, if your dad is abusing your mom you need to tell someone like a counsler so they can solve it.

Answer 7

You know what you're right the content of the argument is none of your business however, your dad pushing you mother on the wall should be your business. He's no longer arguing with her he is abusing her! Police would make it their business and they're complete strangers!

Answer 8

Your friend is right you do need to do something. My parents divorced when I was young but when I was older around 10 my father found out we were at a ski lodge somehow and he found my mother and me and my brother and he tryed to get my mother back she wouldn't go for it and he pushed her up against the wall and slapped her I remember this as a child and i started screaming and he through me up against the wall and kept slamming the door on me So my mother ran after him to stop him from squishing me inbetween the door and the wall and then my father left me there and took my brother from his bed and smashed his head up against the wall. I was scared and crying and my mother told me to run and get help. and i ran out into the hallway but no one was out there and then my father took off. So yes you should do something cause next time you mmight not be so lucky something worse can happen ,

Answer 9

no, your dad should never lay a hand on your mom or any other female, same goes for the woman, thats called abuse, you need to talk to your dad and let him know you saw it, and if it happens again you will call the police, also talk to your mom, find out if its happend before, if it happens once you can bet it will happen again, next time it might be worse good luck

Answer 10

I'm sorry you had to see that.
It happened several times to my mom, although I was never there to witness it.
It doesn't matter what they were arguing about, you need to tell someone, whether it's a close friend or family member, or even the police. But tell them that you saw.