Expert: Nafeesah - 10/15/2009

Question
So my boyfriend is being verbally/physically/emotionally abused by his mom... once she knocked him on the floor and kicked his sides, internally bruising his ribs, another time throwing something at his eye and giving him a small black eye, and the latest thing was that she threw something glass at him and it broke and his arm is now cut up. He doesn't want me to tell anyone out of fear of what might happen, and frankly I don't know either way. I want something to be resolved and I don't want to go against his wishes, but I also don't want to see something even more horrible happen and I not have said anything. But, I don't want to tell and then his family be broken up. He has a ten year old brother and four year old sister, but they haven't been abused.. yet. His step dad is really nice, but doesn't do anything. I don't know what to do! Please help me!!

Answer
How old is your boyfriend? Never stay quiet about abuse speak up because the worst thing you can do is staying silent. There's a lot of people out there who are abused and nobody loves them enough to speak up out of fear and possible retaliation. If your boyfriend has been showing visible signs of abuse please say something it's a matter of time before the younger children are their mother's next targets for her abuse.