I think we are really visiting jumping back and forth on my two threads. our situations sound alot alike. It is just a tough situation. I go back and forth whether I tell them. I know my parents haven't liked how my H has treated me. We moved 2 years ago after selling our place that we had lived there for 22 years. It was such a neat place one in a life time places but we were in a partnership and his dad and brother wanted to sell. I think the boys and I were the only ones that didn't want to sell. What I was getting at when we were going thru things my husband was gone on a job. My mom told me to move our stuff and leave his in the yard. At that time he was treating me pretty bad. I think that was when the MLC started. I wish I had known about this site then. It would have sure helped. So that is about as much as I have told my parents. If they knew he had an A before and this one my mom would go nuts.....I think I haven't told them so if we do make it like you they won't be so judgemental.