I knew, at that moment that this had to stop. I had to stop. Serious about getting help, Rinehart joined a domestic violence support group, sponsored by his host base's family advocacy office. It's easy to do what's familiar to us. In my case, the violence was familiar.
Violence begets violence.
Parents have to take steps to end the cycle by getting help. In the support group, Rinehart began discussing his feelings, examining his past and its link to his behavior today. Rinehart considers himself lucky there were programs like the support group available. Before, when I was frustrated, I would hit. I would swat at my daughter, and figured it wasn't a big deal because I wasn't beating her.