Reportedly, the American singer, songwriter, and actress - Christina Aguilera, made a public confession that the childhood she went through wasn't "emotionally safe and secure". The singer was a witness to the domestic abuse between her parents. The actress however, is very grateful that she was able to make use of her music during that time as an ''oultet'' and "therapy" for her to cope with those trying situations.
The 'Genie In A Bottle' hitmaker - who openly shared to the public her experiences on domestic abuse said, "I definitely knew when I was going into making the decision to have children of my own, that I definitely would do my very best to make sure that the environment of my kids is safe, that they were emotionally safe and secure, because those were the things that I didn't have growing up."
Christina Aguilera added, "That's the explanation why I found music to definitely be my form of release and my outlet and therapeutic at times for me. It is to be hoped that I'll instill a love of music in children in a joyful sense rather than having them need it as an escape."
The 34-year-old Christina Aguilera, has collaborated with HopeLine from Verizon to generate money for the victims of domestic violence, and Christina Aguilera is glad that she is able to express her feelings frankly and publicly about what is usually a "hush hush subject.'
Christina Aguilera said that it's a matter that really hits home with her, for the reason that she has alway been pretty vocal and open about her own experiences in witnessing domestic violence in her own home and the neighboring homes around her, Aguilera also said that it was something that was pretty constant in her younger days.
The Staten Island, New York born Christina Aguilera, said, "It is a hush, hush subject. Not all people like to wear it on their sleeve and have a conversation about it. It makes individuals uncomfortable and there's a lot of shame around that subject. But, that's why, for me, it's so important to speak my truth and helping other people to find theirs and to find their own hope in a hopeless situation."