Me:40 H:45 M:20 S:19, S16, D13 Catholic, attended Retro in '97 and early '08. I'll give you the super-condensed version, or you could go back and read some of my posts from last summer/fall. In May of '07, I fled, after an argument over not making him dinner which ended in things being smashed up. Kids did not handle it well (loss of nuclear family in one house), so I insisted on Anger Management classes, and moved back after 4 weeks. H stopped going to the classes shortly thereafter. Found DB site in July. Abuse escalated, bullying/pushing. I made my plan, this time including the kids (S19 away at school). We moved to a secret apartment, I filed for custody, D, and a restraining order, which was later reduced to a no-contact order. Finances were tight, but not impossible. I had some pretty high expectations that the kids would be better off, but they were just not willing to cooperate. I have a history of depression, rebellious teenagers was more than I could handle. H made it clear I could come back anytime. In February I did. Since then, it's gotten better, but I really don't know if I belong here. The D has been dismissed. If I have to, I'll file again. On the advice of my C, I'm taking it one day at a time. Peace.
