Chatting with a local police officer several days ago, Marash Girl asked how things were going.
The police officer answered that there had been a large rise in domestics. As Marash Girl pondered his response, the officer continued, "Folks aren't used to living together every moment of the day."
Yes, trapped "in place" with an abusive family member, who is also under stress - social, financial, and generally as the world has suddenly shifted. Kids have no school respite, spouses have no breaks, and violence erupts as inhibitions are blunted by alcohol and drugs
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