How does one endure the suffering and pain that their partner inflicts on them every time they take a blow to the face? How can some one just sit there and take it while your child watches mommy or daddy get beaten? “A child who is exposed to domestic abuse during their upbringing will suffer in their development and psychological welfare.. Experience of abuse and neglect in childhood and perpetrating domestic violence and sexual abuse in adulthood.” Why would someone put their child at risk?