My father was abusive too - verbally more than anything. He had a massive drink problem and treated my mother like sh!t. He never apologises to anyone as a point of principle - how stupid is that!!!! My mother put up with a lot but decided to walk when one day she thought he was going to hit me with a garden spade when I was 8 and he was drunk.
You know, I have no real memories of my mother prior to my parents split - my father made her into a no-one- a faceless servant in the background. When I think about the guts it took her to walk away with nothing other than �5 in her purse and my sister and I , I am amazed- I don't have that strength. She taught me a lot.
How much more damage would have been caused if your or my parents had stayed together? You and I will never know.
Saffie me 46 H 46 M in 1986 D20,D18,S16,D13 H's A 01/05 to 07/06 H recommitted to M 07/06 renewed vows 09/06 Going from strength to strength
