I would say it took at least five or so times. So yeah close to seven. I also am a domestic violence survivor. My abuse took place many years ago similar to your story where small little things that I didn’t think I was doing wrong I would get blamed for.. looking back I didn’t do anything wrong. mine was a bit more physical unfortunately where my abuser would beat me, punch me, lock me in a room for hours on end, torture my children as well as abuse them. My abuser was removed from the military and as many years had passed where I lived still under the control and under the abuse of tactics of my ex, even though we had eventually broken up the child that we shared together, obviously grew. when my child was about 10 years old. He then became a victim of domestic violence, the same exact way that I and my older kids had been in the past. I couldn’t believe that my abuser did not learn his lesson the first time going to jail being removed from the military, losing the family that God bless you with was just not enough of a lesson where he felt that he had to abuse our innocent son, the same way he did to me. I am currently in the middle of once again being the voice and face of a domestic violence survivor standing up for my son. The state of Massachusetts corporal punishment such a slapping or making a child do military style exercises until their body gives out. It’s legal to slap and hurt a child if it falls under that umbrella, I believe I have found my calling in life and that is to have this law changed. Corporal punishment is abuse. We are failing so many women, men and most importantly children. so many innocent lives are being put into jeopardy and often times even lost all because of one law that should’ve been dumped years ago.