Text Box: Are you the recipient of loving-kindness?
Has some one in your family or friend ever--------
Treated you with respect?
Brought you presents, saris, or flowers to show love?
Taken care of you during an illness?
Shared access to finances or bank accounts with you?
Made sure you had eaten and/or had favorite food?
Help you fulfill your dreams-wishes?
Works on strengthening marriage with love & dialogue?
Compliments and respects you inside and outside of house?
Insists that family members always behave with you?
Respects your sexual rights, body, and wishes?
Trusts and respects you and your friendships?
Treats children with care for food, shelter, and love?
Takes responsibility for their own behavior and your well-being?
Treats the children and your family with respect even during difficult times in  relationship?


      
Has someone in your family or friend ever -------- 
• Beat you ? 
• Break furniture or household utensils to show anger? 
• Threaten you with life threatening devices? 
• Deprive you from family savings/ bank accounts and keep all the money under his or her control? 
• Deprive you from your favorite foods? 
• Obstruct you from doing something you want? 
• Threaten you with divorce? 
• Insult/demean you inside and outside the house? 
• Encourage other family members to misbehave with you? 
• Force you into sexual intercourse against your will? 
• Jealous of you and tells lies about illegitimate relationship, love affair? 
• Abuse children and misbehave with them? 
• Make you responsible for his/her own misbehavior? Threaten you with hitting the children, take them away, or attack your family if you want to leave?

If you are a victim of domestic violence that does not mean that it is your fault. You are not alone. Sixty six percent of the women complain about domestic violence. You do not have to tolerate everything silently to be a good wife, mother, daughter, daughter-in-law or a friend. Violence never ends without help. The degree of violence increases with time. Violence is not good for the development of your child.

Are You A Victim Of Domestic Violence ?