Would this be considered as abuse?

I dont know if this question might be weird or something, im new in here but i’m 14 and actually i’ve always wondered if the way my parents treat me is normal or not? I’ve never talked about this to anyone but my parents have always beated me up pretty bad specially when l was little i mean i know most parents do that to raise their kids but my parents would beat me every single day for any reason actually sometimes without a reason they just took their anger out on me beating me to the point of blood and i remember some people used to worry and ask me about my bruises but i never said anything about it… Also my dad has always had a drinking problem and sometimes he gets pretty violent and beats my mom and i but im pretty used to that at this point. i remember some years ago one time i had a family dinner at my aunts house and literally my whole family was in there and of course my dad was getting pretty drunk and my mom and him got mad at me out of nowhere and they wouldnt stop swearing at me so they got me almost naked in front of eveyone and started beating me until my aunt got me out of there and calmed me down… So many times i have begged my mom to just divorce i guess it would be easier for me and my little sister i just dont know what to do anymore. They still do this kind of things not as often as they used to but i guess they do it for my own good… Is this normal? Also im sorry if my english is bad, its not my first language.

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Marie

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Yes, sweetie. That is abuse, and you need to talk to someone right away with this. A parent is NEVER supposed to lay their hands on their child. You need to get help right away.

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Noa

@Anti-FeministFrank (terrible name, btw) I'm pretty sure Noa understands the law, and that's their personal views. A parent shouldn't lay a had on their child in an angered way.
Sweetie, I know it's hard to understand and grasp, but this is abuse. I know it's hard to get help, also. You need to really think about this and talk to an adult you trust that you can stay with before this all goes down. Getting you and your sister out of there is the best, and eventually getting your dad the help he needs will help everyone. My inbox is always open is you need and think, and my advice tumblr is link if you'd rather chat anonymously. (It also has many domestic abuse hotlines and support groups on it) Good luck, darling <3

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✧Sumer✧

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Yeah, @Marie you need to do something more about this, speaking up is the first step now you need to stop it happening. This is a really supportive community and you can probably message anyone for help or make more posts about it if you need to. What you said is happening is totally wrong and needs to stop ASAP.
As a side note, @Noa, You said, "A parent is NEVER supposed to lay their hands on their child." And whilst i agree from a moral standpoint in Australia and the US there are laws that say parents are allowed to discipline through 'reasonable' corporal punishment, BUT what @Marie described is definitely not reasonable by any stretch so those laws don't really matter.

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