10/28/2026
💜 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗗𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗩𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗩𝗜𝗩𝗢𝗥𝗦 | 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗜𝗥 𝗘𝗬𝗘𝗦
𝘐'𝘮 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘦𝘳. 𝘐'𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘐 𝘢𝘮.""
𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟬 — 𝗔 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆.
• A wife who wondered if she would ever feel safe in her own home.
• A husband who struggled silently, ashamed to admit he was being abused.
• A teenage girl who slowly lost her friends, her family, and herself to a relationship she thought was love.
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲.
Throughout October, the R***e Police Department has shared fictional diary entries as part of our 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗘𝘆𝗲𝘀 Domestic Violence Awareness Month campaign.
Our goal wasn't simply to tell heartbreaking stories. It was to help our community recognize the warning signs, challenge stereotypes, encourage conversations, and remind victims that they are not alone.
Domestic violence doesn't have one face, one gender, one age, or one story.
Neither does survival.
𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀, 𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.
Wherever they are in their journey, they deserve compassion, dignity, and support.
𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿:
💜 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀.Abuse isn't always physical. Emotional abuse, intimidation, isolation, and controlling behavior are abuse, too.
💜 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Sometimes the most important thing you can do is simply be there.
💜 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀. Leaving can be complicated and dangerous. Offer support without blame or pressure.
💜𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀. Their experiences do not define them. There is life, happiness, and opportunity beyond abuse.
💜 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴. Awareness, education, and compassion can help break the cycle.
𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀:
You deserve to feel safe. You deserve love without fear. You are not responsible for someone else's abusive behavior.
For confidential support, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 𝟴𝟬𝟬-𝟳𝟵𝟵-𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗘 (𝟳𝟮𝟯𝟯) or visit 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.𝗼𝗿𝗴. If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Our diary entries were fictional. The reality of domestic violence is not. Neither is the hope of a life beyond abuse.
As October ends, so does our Through Their Eyes series. But domestic violence doesn't end when Domestic Violence Awareness Month does.
𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝟯𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀.
We must continue these conversations in our homes, schools, workplaces, and community. Someone may not be ready to speak up today, but they may need to hear these messages tomorrow, next month, or next year.
Our hope is that more stories will be filled with healing, independence, laughter, and new beginnings rather than fear.
💜 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁. 𝗪𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲.
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